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Spinifex
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What's The Definition Of Spinifex?Synonyms | Synonyms for Spinifex: Related Terms | Find terms related to Spinifex: See Also | Spinifex In Webster's Dictionary \Spin"i*fex\, n. [NL.; L. spina spine + facere to
make.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of chiefly Australian grasses, the seeds of
which bear an elastic spine. {S. hirsutus} (black grass)
and {S. longifolius} are useful as sand binders. {S.
paradoxus}is a valuable perennial fodder plant. Also, a
plant of this genus.
2. Any of several Australian grasses of the genus
{Tricuspis}, which often form dense, almost impassable
growth, their leaves being stiff and sharp-pointed.
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