'Xanthorhoea' definitions:

Definition of 'Xanthorhoea'

From: GCIDE
  • Xanthorhoea \Xan`tho*rhoe"a\, n. [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow + "rei^n to flow.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia, having a thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and long grasslike leaves. See Grass tree. [1913 Webster]