blackboy

Etymology
From. For sense from a supposed resemblance of the plant to an Aboriginal boy holding an upright spear.

Noun

 * 1)  An Aboriginal boy or servant.
 * 2) * 1898, Guy Boothby, Billy Binks—Hero, republished in Ken Gelder, Rachael Weaver, The Anthology of Colonial Australian Adventure Fiction, |%22blackboys%22+-intitle:%22blackboy|blackboys%22+-inauthor:%22blackboy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2rTwTrKDN4muiQeKnK3EAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22blackboy%22|%22blackboys%22%20-intitle%3A%22blackboy|blackboys%22%20-inauthor%3A%22blackboy%22&f=false page 118,
 * A moment later he beckoned the blackboy to his side, and when he arrived pointed to the ground. The boy gesticulated in answer, and then both pulled their horses to a standstill and waited for me to come up.
 * 1)  Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.
 * 2) * 1966 November 8,, Parliamentary Debates, |%22blackboys%22+-intitle:%22blackboy|blackboys%22+-inauthor:%22blackboy%22&dq=%22blackboy%22|%22blackboys%22+-intitle:%22blackboy|blackboys%22+-inauthor:%22blackboy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7KbwTpPGA4bXmAXx8oCLAg&redir_esc=y page 2181,
 * The gum from the blackboy trees was used for the making of varnish and stain,
 * 1) * 1977, Royal Society of Western Australia, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, Volumes 60-61, |%22blackboys%22+-intitle:%22blackboy|blackboys%22+-inauthor:%22blackboy%22&dq=%22blackboy%22|%22blackboys%22+-intitle:%22blackboy|blackboys%22+-inauthor:%22blackboy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IaPwTtLSEIi5iQf_ydzGAQ&redir_esc=y page 5,
 * As with any fire, blackboys and sedges were the first to grow, little else appearing before the first rains, which were followed by a flush of herbaceous shoots.
 * The gum from the blackboy trees was used for the making of varnish and stain,
 * 1) * 1977, Royal Society of Western Australia, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, Volumes 60-61, |%22blackboys%22+-intitle:%22blackboy|blackboys%22+-inauthor:%22blackboy%22&dq=%22blackboy%22|%22blackboys%22+-intitle:%22blackboy|blackboys%22+-inauthor:%22blackboy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IaPwTtLSEIi5iQf_ydzGAQ&redir_esc=y page 5,
 * As with any fire, blackboys and sedges were the first to grow, little else appearing before the first rains, which were followed by a flush of herbaceous shoots.

Synonyms

 * , grasstree/grass tree, yakka (yacca/yacka)