spinifex

[ spahy-nuh-feks ]

/ ˈspaɪ nəˌfɛks /

noun, plural spi·ni·fex, spi·ni·fex·es.

any of several Australian grasses of the genera Spinifex, Plectrachne, or Triodia, having spiny seeds and stiff, sharp-pointed leaves that grow in dense masses.

Origin of spinifex

First recorded in 1845–55; from New Latin spīnifex, literally “spine maker,” equivalent to Latin spīn(a) “thorn, spine, backbone” + -i- + -fex

Words nearby spinifex

spinet, spine-tingling, spin fishing, Spingarn, spiniferous, spinifex, spin machine, spinmeister, spinnaker, spinnbarkeit, spinner

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Example sentences from the Web for spinifex

Often the wells were quite dry and food painfully scarce; this would be in a region of sand and spinifex.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont
We turned east for ten miles to a range, which we found to be covered with spinifex.
Explorations in Australia|John Forrest
At twelve miles it became scrubby and sandy with a little grass, spinifex predominating, which continued to where we camped.
Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart|John McDouall Stuart
The spinifex grew knee-high and its roots extended in all directions.
The Lost Valley|J. M. Walsh

It was a wild and lonely land, close to the edge of the scrub, beyond them only sand and spinifex.
Jean, Our Little Australian Cousin|Mary F. Nixon-Roulet

British Dictionary definitions for spinifex

spinifex

/ (ˈspɪnɪˌfɛks) /

noun

Also called: porcupine grass Australian any of various coarse spiny-leaved inland grasses of the genus Triodia

any grass of the SE Asian genus Spinifex, having pointed leaves and spiny seed heads: often planted to bind loose sand

Word Origin for spinifex

C19: from New Latin, from Latin spīna a thorn + -fex maker, from facere to make

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	spinifex
释义	spinifex [ spahy-nuh-feks ] / ˈspaɪ nəˌfɛks / noun, plural spi·ni·fex, spi·ni·fex·es. any of several Australian grasses of the genera Spinifex, Plectrachne, or Triodia, having spiny seeds and stiff, sharp-pointed leaves that grow in dense masses. Origin of spinifex First recorded in 1845–55; from New Latin spīnifex, literally “spine maker,” equivalent to Latin spīn(a) “thorn, spine, backbone” + -i- + -fex Words nearby spinifex spinet, spine-tingling, spin fishing, Spingarn, spiniferous, spinifex, spin machine, spinmeister, spinnaker, spinnbarkeit, spinner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spinifex Often the wells were quite dry and food painfully scarce; this would be in a region of sand and spinifex. The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont\|Louis de Rougemont We turned east for ten miles to a range, which we found to be covered with spinifex. Explorations in Australia\|John Forrest At twelve miles it became scrubby and sandy with a little grass, spinifex predominating, which continued to where we camped. Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart\|John McDouall Stuart The spinifex grew knee-high and its roots extended in all directions. The Lost Valley\|J. M. Walsh It was a wild and lonely land, close to the edge of the scrub, beyond them only sand and spinifex. Jean, Our Little Australian Cousin\|Mary F. Nixon-Roulet British Dictionary definitions for spinifex spinifex / (ˈspɪnɪˌfɛks) / noun Also called: porcupine grass Australian any of various coarse spiny-leaved inland grasses of the genus Triodia any grass of the SE Asian genus Spinifex, having pointed leaves and spiny seed heads: often planted to bind loose sand Word Origin for spinifex C19: from New Latin, from Latin spīna a thorn + -fex maker, from facere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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