grass tree
A New Zealand shrub of the genus , that grows up to 12 m high and found throughout in drier climates and at higher altitudes, with slender erect or spreading branches.
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A New Zealand shrub of the genus , that grows up to 12 m high and found throughout in drier climates and at higher altitudes, with slender erect or spreading branches. Rigid, leathery grass-like leaves are usually crowded towards the tip of the branchlets. Also called spiderwood.
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(family ), a genus of about 100 species.
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(AU) Any of various small trees of the family Xanthorrhoeaceae (especially of the genus ), having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grass-like leaves.
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