grass tree

Definition
(noun) 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 Definition
(noun) any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins Definition
(noun) gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long