grass tree

noun

1. 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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms cabbage tree cordyline australis

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms australian grass tree

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms richea pandanifolia tree heath

   Source: WordNet 3.0