spinifexn.

/ˈspʌɪnɪfɛks/

Etymology: modern Latin (Linnæus Mantissa Plantarum (1771) ii. 163), < spīna spine n.¹ + -fex maker, < facere to make.

Botany.

1. One or other of a number of coarse grasses (now classed in the genus Triodia or Plectrachne) which grow in dense masses on the sand-hills of the Australian deserts, and are characterized by their sharp-pointed, spiny leaves; esp. the porcupine-grass, Triodia irritans.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [adjective] > of particular type

bluegrass1772

benty1807

spinifex1846

red-top1852

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > Australian grasses

silver grass1600

buffalo grass1784

cane grass1827

porcupine grass1842

tussock-grass1842

spinifex1846

spear-grass1847

rice grass1848

sugar-grass1862

blue star grass1876

wiregrass1883

windmill-grass1889

danthonia1918

Wimmera rye-grass1920

niggerhead1923

1846 J. L. Stokes Discov. Austral. II. 209 In the valleys was a little sandy soil, nourishing the spinifex.

1847 C. Sturt Narr. Exped. Central Austral. (1849) I. 405 The spinifex was close and matted, and the horses were obliged to lift their feet straight up to avoid its sharp points.

1890 C. Lumholtz Among Cannibals 43 On the broad sandy heights in the vicinity the so-called spinifex is found in great abundance.

attributive.1895 W. G. Wood-Martin Pagan Irel. 389 An interchange..of flint and basalt, or spinifex gum.

2. A genus of grasses common on Australasian sea-shores and characterized by the elastic spines of the seeds; a plant belonging to this genus, esp. Spinifex hirsutus.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > other aquatic grasses

reed-grass1597

marram1640

reed meadow grass1772

eel-grass1790

buttongrass1814

cutting grass1831

sea hard-grass1843

sea sand-reed1856

tape-grass1857

spinifex1877

surf-grass1923

1877 F. von Müller Introd. Bot. Teachings 126 The Desert Spinifex of our colonists is a Fescue, but a true Spinifex occupies our sand-shores.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	spinifex
释义	spinifexn. /ˈspʌɪnɪfɛks/ Etymology: modern Latin (Linnæus Mantissa Plantarum (1771) ii. 163), < spīna spine n.¹ + -fex maker, < facere to make. Botany. 1. One or other of a number of coarse grasses (now classed in the genus Triodia or Plectrachne) which grow in dense masses on the sand-hills of the Australian deserts, and are characterized by their sharp-pointed, spiny leaves; esp. the porcupine-grass, Triodia irritans. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [adjective] > of particular type bluegrass1772 benty1807 spinifex1846 red-top1852 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > Australian grasses silver grass1600 buffalo grass1784 cane grass1827 porcupine grass1842 tussock-grass1842 spinifex1846 spear-grass1847 rice grass1848 sugar-grass1862 blue star grass1876 wiregrass1883 windmill-grass1889 danthonia1918 Wimmera rye-grass1920 niggerhead1923 1846 J. L. Stokes Discov. Austral. II. 209 In the valleys was a little sandy soil, nourishing the spinifex. 1847 C. Sturt Narr. Exped. Central Austral. (1849) I. 405 The spinifex was close and matted, and the horses were obliged to lift their feet straight up to avoid its sharp points. 1890 C. Lumholtz Among Cannibals 43 On the broad sandy heights in the vicinity the so-called spinifex is found in great abundance. attributive.1895 W. G. Wood-Martin Pagan Irel. 389 An interchange..of flint and basalt, or spinifex gum. 2. A genus of grasses common on Australasian sea-shores and characterized by the elastic spines of the seeds; a plant belonging to this genus, esp. Spinifex hirsutus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > other aquatic grasses reed-grass1597 marram1640 reed meadow grass1772 eel-grass1790 buttongrass1814 cutting grass1831 sea hard-grass1843 sea sand-reed1856 tape-grass1857 spinifex1877 surf-grass1923 1877 F. von Müller Introd. Bot. Teachings 126 The Desert Spinifex of our colonists is a Fescue, but a true Spinifex occupies our sand-shores. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1846
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