xanthorrhoea

noun

xan·​thor·​rhoea

ˌzan(t)thəˈrēə

1

capitalized : a genus of Australian plants (family Liliaceae) having a thick woody trunk or caudex that bears a cluster of stiff linear leaves and a dense terminal spike of small flowers see grass tree

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from xanth- + -rrhea; from the yellow gum it exudes

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