grass tree

noun

: any of a genus (Xanthorrhoea) of Australian plants of the lily family with a thick woody trunk bearing a cluster of stiff linear leaves and a terminal spike of small flowers

Examples of grass tree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With their radiating clumps of thin leaves, grass tree (Xanthorrhoea preisii), native to Australia, is a stunning complement to New Zealand flax and grass palms, as is desert spoon (Dasylirion wheeler), native to Mexico and the American Southwest. —Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025

Try some large succulents in your landscape: Mexican grass tree (Dasylirion longissimum) is native to Hidalgo and Queretaro in Mexico, Big Bend yucca (Yucca rostrata) from Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico, grass tree (Xanthorrhoea preisii) is native to Australia. —Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023

Pampas Grass Tree Courtesy of Macy’s If boho decor is more your go-to, the pampas grass tree trend has taken over big box stores and Etsy alike. —Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grass tree

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he