ALL meanings of grass tree
grass tree
G g - 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
- noun grass tree A New Zealand shrub of the order Dracophyllum - grows up to 12 m high and found throughout in drier climates and at higher altitudes. Has slender erect or spreading branches. Rigid, leathery grass-like leaves are usually crowded towards the tip of the branchlets. Also called spiderwood. 0
- noun grass tree A similar Australian plant, Kingia australis (family: Dasypogonaceae). 0
- noun grass tree Dasylirion longissimum (family: Asparagaceae), the Mexican grass tree. 0
- noun grass tree Dracophyllum (family: Ericaceae), a genus of about 100 species. 0
- noun grass tree Richea pandanifolia (family Ericaceae), the giant grass tree. 0