aggag

noun

ag·​gag

ˈä-ˌgäg

plural -s

1

: a screw pine (Pandanus tectorius) with prop roots and sword-shaped spiny leaves covered with a whitish bloom

2

: an article (as a mat or bag) made from the split leaves of the aggag

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Chamorro akgak

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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