Cordyline

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a genus of Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs remarkable for the fact that fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants.

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Cordyline - Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants genus Cordyline liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils Agavaceae, agave family, family Agavaceae, sisal family - chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae Cordyline terminalis, ti - shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii Cordyline australis, grass tree, cabbage tree - 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