grass tree

Any of several woody-stemmed Australian plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea, having stiff grasslike leaves, palmlike stems, and a spike of small white flowers.

grass tree

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called black boy any plant of the Australian genus Xanthorrhoea, having a woody stem, stiff grasslike leaves, and a spike of small white flowers: family Xanthorrhoeaceae. Some species produce fragrant resins Also called yacca, yacka See also acaroid gum

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several similar Australasian plants

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Noun	1.	grass 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 Cordyline australis, cabbage tree Cordyline, genus Cordyline - Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	2.	grass tree - any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins Australian grass tree genus Xanthorroea, Xanthorroea - grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae arborescent plant - having the shape or characteristics of a tree
	3.	grass tree - gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long Richea pandanifolia, tree heath Australian heath - any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region genus Richea, Richea - evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania

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acaroid gum
acaroid resin
arborescent plant
Australian grass tree
Australian heath
black boy
Botany Bay resin
cabbage tree
Cordyline
Cordyline australis
Emblement
family Xanthorrhoeaceae
frosted
genus Cordyline
genus Richea
genus Xanthorroea
grass tree family
Gum Acaroidea
liliid monocot family

It can exert a certain effect on weeds, including such as field horsetail, lalang, grass tree and bamboo tree, which are difficult to control.

Syngenta Japan Now Markets New Non-selective Herbicide TOUCHDOWN iQ by JCNN News Summaries

grass seed nematode poisoning
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Grass spider
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Grass Stand
Grass table
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Grass Track Sidecar Association

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