释义 |
grass tree noun 1. : any of several Australian arborescent plants (genus Xanthorrhoea) that yield acaroid resins; especially : a plant (X. hastilis) with a short woody stem crowned by a crowded tuft of long leaves 2. : australian grass tree 2 3. : any of several Australasian trees with grasslike foliage: as a. : a ti (Cordyline australis) b. : lancewood c. : a Tasmanian evergreen tree (Richea pandanifolia) with tapering slender leaves 3 to 5 feet long |