Definition of Grass tree. Meaning of Grass tree. Synonyms of Grass tree

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Definition of Grass tree

Grass tree
Grass tree Grass" tree" (Bot.) (a) An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrh[oe]a, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grasslike leaves, from the center of which arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cat-tail. These plants are often called ``blackboys' from the large trunks denuded and blackened by fire. They yield two kinds of fragrant resin, called Botany-bay gum, and Gum Acaroides. (b) A similar Australian plant (Kingia australis).

Meaning of Grass tree from wikipedia

- Gr**** tree, gr****-tree or gr****tree may refer to several plant species, including: Dasylirion longissimum (family: Asparagaceae), known as the Mexican...
- slow-growing trees were among the first flowering plants to evolve. Gr**** trees have developed a structural adaptation which helps the gr**** tree take advantage...
- Xanthorrhoea australis, the gr**** tree or austral gr****tree, is an Australian plant. It is the most commonly seen species of the genus Xanthorrhoea. Its...
- Richea pandanifolia, the pandani or giant gr**** tree, is a distinctive endemic Tasmanian angiosperm. It is dicot of the family Ericaceae and is found in...
- primarily of gr****es. According to Britannica, there exists four savanna forms; savanna woodland where trees and shrubs form a light canopy, tree savanna with...
- and other herbivores have wide flat teeth that are adapted to grinding gr****, tree bark, and other tough plant material. A large percentage of herbivores...
- Dasylirion longissimum, the Mexican Gr**** Tree, is a species of flowering plant native to the Chihuahuan Desert and other xeric habitats in Northeastern...
- monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as gr****es. It includes the cereal gr****es, bamboos, the gr****es of natural gr****land and species cultivated...
- Gr**** Tree Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's Limestone Coast in the gazetted locality...
- species of gr**** tree found in south-eastern Australia, with two subspecies: Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. semiplana, the tufted gr**** tree, grows on the...