grass tree
ɡræs triː
Definition

Definition of grass tree - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
AustraliaTECH.small Australian tree with thick trunk and tufted leavesTECH.
  • The grass tree stood tall in the Australian outback.
2.
botanyTECH.New Zealand shrub with slender branches and grass-like leavesTECH.
  • The grass tree thrives in New Zealand's higher altitudes.
cabbage tree
3.
MexicoTECH.Mexican plant with long narrow leaves and fragrant flowersTECH.
  • The Mexican grass tree bloomed with white flowers.
agave yucca
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Images of grass tree

  • grass tree: small Australian tree with thick trunk and tufted leaves
    small Australian tree with thick trunk and tufted leaves
  • grass tree: New Zealand shrub with slender branches and grass-like leaves
    New Zealand shrub with slender branches and grass-like leaves
  • grass tree: Mexican plant with long narrow leaves and fragrant flowers
    Mexican plant with long narrow leaves and fragrant flowers

Expressions with grass

grass overv.
become covered with grass
The old playground has started to grass over.
touch grassv.
go outside and engage with nature
After hours of gaming, he decided to touch grass.
grass onv.
secretly tell authorities about someone's wrongdoing
He threatened to grass on his friends to the police.
at grassadv.
in a field eating grass
The cows are at grass during the summer.
grass is always greener on the other sideexp.
believe others have it better than you do
He thinks grass is always greener on the other side.
green as grassadj.
inexperienced or naive like fresh grass
He's green as grass when it comes to cooking.

Expressions with tree

money treen.
source of easy or abundant money
Winning the lottery felt like finding a money tree.
tree huggern.
someone who expresses extreme environmental concerns, sometimes seen as excessive
He was labeled a tree hugger for his protest against logging..
hanging treen.
symbolic place of death or judgment
In the story, the hanging tree marked the end of hope.
tree surgeonn.
specialist treating and repairing damaged trees
The tree surgeon treated the storm-damaged branches.
light up like a Christmas treev.
become suddenly covered in many bright shining lights
The whole stadium will light up like a Christmas tree during the concert.
bark up the wrong treev.
take a wrong approach or follow a false lead in a situation
She is barking up the wrong tree by blaming her colleague for the mistake..
dress like a Christmas treev.
wear very bright or overly decorated clothes
She loves to dress like a Christmas tree at parties.
out of one's treeadj.
extremely intoxicated by drugs or alcohol
She was out of her tree after the party.
top of the treen.
highest level of a profession or career
She reached the top of the tree in her acting career.
up a gum treeadj.
in a difficult situation or predicament
After losing his job, he was up a gum tree.

Terms related to grass tree

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
grassybotanybushfloraplantshrubtreevegetationwoodlandfoliagegreenerybloom

Examples of grass tree in a sentence

  • The grass tree's leaves rustled in the wind.
  • The grass tree is known for its resilience in dry conditions.
  • Botanists are studying the unique growth patterns of the grass tree.
  • The grass tree is native to arid regions of Mexico.
  • Gardeners admire the grass tree for its unique appearance.

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  1. French:xanthorrhoea, xanthorrhée, ...
  2. German:Grasbaum, Yucca-Palme, ...
  3. Italian:pianta australiana, albero d'erba, ...
  4. Spanish:xanthorrhoea, arbusto de hojas graminiformes, ...
  5. Portuguese:xantorréia, planta nativa, ...
  6. Chinese:草树, 新西兰草树, ...
  7. Japanese:グラストゥリー, ユッカ, ...
  8. Arabic:شَجَرَةُ العُشْب, شَجَرَة الحَشِيش, ...
  9. Hebrew:עֵץ קָטָן, עֵץ דָּרָקוֹפִילּוּם, ...
  10. Russian:австралийское травянистое дерево, новозеландский травянистый куст, ...
  11. Ukrainian:трав'яне дерево, новозеландський кущ, ...
  12. Hindi:घास का पेड़, घास वृक्ष, ...
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