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Grass tree
An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea (order Asparagales, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grass-like leaves, from whose centre arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cat-tail.
📖 Definitions of "Grass tree"
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An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea (order Asparagales, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grass-like leaves, from whose centre arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cat-tail.
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A New Zealand shrub of the genus Dracophyllum, that grows up to 12 m high and found throughout in drier climates and at higher altitudes, with slender erect or spreading branches. Rigid, leathery grass-like leaves are usually crowded towards the tip of the branchlets. Also called spiderwood.
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A similar Australian plant, Kingia australis (family Dasypogonaceae).
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Dasylirion longissimum (family Asparagaceae), the Mexican grass tree
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Grass tree"
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| Word | Definition |
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| cabbage treenoun | Cordyline australis, a hardy, widely branched monocot tree endemic to New Zealand, a traditional source of food and fiber. |
| tree heathnoun | The flowering plant Erica arborea, native to east Africa and the Mediterranean. |
| australian grass treenoun | stout australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers |
| cordyline australis | Cordyline australis, commonly known as the cabbage tree, or by its Māori name of tī or tī kōuka, is a widely branched monocot tree endemic to New Zealand. |
| richea pandanifolia | Richea pandanifolia, the pandani or giant grass tree, is a distinctive endemic Tasmanian angiosperm. |
| grasstreenoun | Alternative form of grass tree. [(Australia) Any of various small trees of the family Xanthorrhoeaceae (especially of the genus Xanthorrhoea), having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grass-like leaves.] |
| yellow gumnoun | Any of various plants which produce a yellow resin, some of which are used medicinally: |
| yellowwoodnoun | The Osage orange tree. |
| snowgrassnoun | (Australia) Any of various grasses of high-country areas of southeastern Australia (including Tasmania), especially perennials of the genus Poa. |
| xanthorrhoeanoun | (botany) Any of the genus Xanthorrhoea of grass trees. |
| golden pendanoun | A native Australian tree, Xanthostemon chrysanthus, family Myrtaceae, of north Queensland, having large yellow flowers. |
| yaccanoun | (Australia) Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea. |
| box treenoun | (botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood |
| red gumnoun | Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Murray red gum, river red gum), a eucalyptus tree with red wood. |
| silvergrassnoun | A grass, Miscanthus sinensis, that has silvery plumes |
| ghost gumnoun | Any of various Australian evergreen trees of the genus Corymbia, especially Corymbia papuana. |
| gum treenoun | A eucalyptus tree, including trees now placed in the genera Angophora and Corymbia. |
| turpentine treenoun | Any of various other trees producing turpentine, now chiefly species of pine and fir. |
| black gumnoun | A tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica. |
| blackboynoun | (Australia, informal) Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia. |
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