ˌzan(t)thəˈrēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from xanth- + -rrhea; from the yellow gum it exudes
1. capitalized : a genus of Australian plants (family Liliaceae) having a thick woody trunk or caudex that bears a cluster of stiff linear leaves and a dense terminal spike of small flowers — see grass tree
2. -s : any plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea