Cordyline Australis (Noun)
Meaning
Elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Cordyline australis is a popular ornamental tree in gardens, valued for its architectural form and vibrant flowers.
- The park featured several cordyline australis trees with beautiful clusters of white flowers that attracted various birds.
- It is said that the Maori people used cordyline australis for food as well as traditional carving and building.
- Visitors to the New Zealand national park marveled at the tall, stately cordyline australis that dominated the landscape.
- The large panicles of fragrant yellow flowers on the cordyline australis caught her attention as she walked through the garden.