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grass tree

any of a genus (Xanthorrhoea) of plants of the grass-tree family, native to Australia, with short, thick, woody trunks and grasslike leaves: some produce fragrant resins
grass-tree definition

grass-tree (gras′trē′)

adjective

designating a family (Xanthorrhoeaceae, order Liliales) of monocotyledonous plants

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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