GRASS TREE


Meaning of GRASS TREE in English

noun

1. : any of several Australian arborescent plants (genus Xanthorrhoea ) that yield acaroid resins ; especially : a plant ( X. hastilis ) with a short woody stem crowned by a crowded tuft of long leaves

2. : australian grass tree 2

3. : any of several Australasian trees with grasslike foliage: as

a. : a ti ( Cordyline australis )

b. : lancewood

c. : a Tasmanian evergreen tree ( Richea pandanifolia ) with tapering slender leaves 3 to 5 feet long

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