1. A tall Australian plant with a thick trunk and a crown of long, narrow leaves, bearing spikes of small white flowers.
Usage: Also called grass tree or Xanthorrhoea.; Primarily Australian English.

Examples

• The blackboy is native to Australia and thrives in sandy soils.
• Blackboys can live for hundreds of years in the Australian landscape.
• The distinctive silhouette of a blackboy is iconic in Australian bushland.
• Aboriginal peoples traditionally used parts of the blackboy plant.
• Blackboys are popular ornamental plants in Australian gardens.