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xanthorhœa
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xanthorhœa, n. [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow + "rei^n to flow.].
A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia, having a thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and long grasslike leaves. See Grass tree. [1913 Webster]
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