grass tree

grass tree

n. Any of several woody-stemmed Australian plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea, having stiff grasslike leaves and a spike of small white flowers that emerge after fire.

grass tree

n 1. (Plants) Also called: black boy, yacca or yacka any plant of the Australian genus Xanthorrhoea, having a woody stem, stiff grasslike leaves, and a spike of small white flowers: family Xanthorrhoeaceae. Some species produce fragrant resins. See also acaroid gum 2. (Plants) any of several similar Australasian plants

grass′ tree`

n. any Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, lily family, having a stout woody stem bearing a tuft of grasslike leaves.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grass tree - elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New ZealandCordyline australis, cabbage treeCordyline, genus Cordyline - Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plantstree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	2.	grass tree - any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resinsAustralian grass treegenus Xanthorroea, Xanthorroea - grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceaearborescent plant - having the shape or characteristics of a tree
	3.	grass tree - gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet longRichea pandanifolia, tree heathAustralian heath - any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian regiongenus Richea, Richea - evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania