HyperDic: cordyline_terminalis

English > 1 sense of the expression Cordyline terminalis:
NOUNplantCordyline terminalis, tishrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing
English > Cordyline terminalis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii.
Synonymti
Member ofCordyline, genus CordylineAsiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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