grass tree

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gras, grahs tree]
- /græs, grɑs tri/
- /ɡrɑːs triː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gras, grahs tree]
- /græs, grɑs tri/

Definitions of grass tree words

noun grass tree any Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, of the lily family, having a stout, woody stem bearing a tuft of long grasslike leaves and a dense flower spike. 1
noun grass tree 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 0
noun grass tree any of several similar Australasian plants 0
noun grass tree any of a genus (Xanthorrhoea) of plants of the grass-tree family, native to Australia, with short, thick, woody trunks and grasslike leaves: some produce fragrant resins 0
adjective grass tree designating a family (Xanthorrhoeaceae, order Liliales) of monocotyledonous plants 0
noun 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. 0

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Origin of grass tree

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

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grass tree popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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