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English noun: grass tree

1. grass tree (plant) 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 Zealand


Synonymscabbage tree, Cordyline australis


Broader (hypernym)tree


Member meronymCordyline, genus Cordyline

2. grass tree (plant) any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins


SynonymsAustralian grass tree


Broader (hypernym)arborescent plant


Member meronymgenus Xanthorroea, Xanthorroea

3. grass tree (plant) gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long


SynonymsRichea pandanifolia, tree heath


Broader (hypernym)Australian heath


Member meronymgenus Richea, Richea









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