grass tree

/græs tri/

Other forms: grass trees

Definitions of grass tree

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: Cordyline australis, cabbage tree

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2. noun

   any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins
   synonyms: Australian grass tree

   type of:

   arborescent plant

   having the shape or characteristics of a tree
3. noun

   gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
   synonyms: Richea pandanifolia, tree heath

   type of:

   Australian heath

   any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region