Synonyms of grass tree

Noun


1. cabbage tree, grass tree, Cordyline australis, tree

usage: 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

2. grass tree, Australian grass tree, arborescent plant

usage: any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins

3. tree heath, grass tree, Richea pandanifolia, Australian heath

usage: gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long

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