grass tree

== English == === Alternative forms === grasstree === Noun === grass tree (plural grass trees) (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. [from 18th c.] 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. Dasylirion longissimum (family Asparagaceae, Mexican grass tree) Dracophyllum (family Ericaceae), a genus of about 100 species. Richea pandanifolia (family Ericaceae, giant grass tree). ==== Hypernyms ==== tree ==== Derived terms ==== grass tree gum ==== Translations ==== === References === grass tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === restagers