noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
1. : grass tree 1
2. : a plant ( Kingia australis ) of western Australia that is variously assigned to Juncaceae or Liliaceae and has an erect black woody trunk crowned with long slender silvery leaves
3. : a stout shrub ( Richea dracophylla ) with narrow leaves crowded at the ends of the branches and with dense terminal clusters of white or pink flowers