0 a large Australian plant with a thick stem, stiff leaves like grass and groups of small, white flowers
Other vegetation that can be found include species of banksia, acacia, hakea, sandalwood, melaleuca and grasstree.
Some people now consider this name to be offensive, or at least belonging to the past, preferring instead grasstree.
Unlike some other species of grasstree, it lacks a trunk, and its leaves grow from one or more underground stems.
