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