grass tree meaning and definition

GRASS TREE noun

Definition of grass tree (noun)

1. 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: cabbage tree, Cordyline australis
2. 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
3. gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
   • synonyms: Richea pandanifolia, tree heath