‖ cordylineBot.|kɔːdɪˈlaɪniː| [f.Gr. κορδύλη club.] A liliaceous genus of trees, sometimes called palm-lilies, found in tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Malay Archipelago, etc. 1866in Treas.Bot.1884Bower & Scott De Bary's Phaner. 391. 1887 C. Wragge in Gd. Words 687 Tropical cordylines.