kauri grass
English
Noun
kauri grass (plural kauri grasses)
- A species of grass, Astelia trinervia, endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand.
- 2000, John Dawson, Nature Guide to the New Zealand Forest, Godwit, published 2025, page 199:
- Kauri grass is common in kauri forests in the north of the North Island and reappears in west Nelson in the South Island.