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spi·ni·fex S0642600 (spī′nə-fĕks′)n. Any of various clump-forming, perennial Australian grasses, chiefly of the genus Triodia, growing in arid regions and having awl-shaped, pointed leaves.
[New Latin Spīnifex, former genus name : Latin spīna, thorn + Latin -fex; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]spinifex (ˈspɪnɪˌfɛks) n1. (Plants) Also called: porcupine grass Austral any of various coarse spiny-leaved inland grasses of the genus Triodia2. (Plants) any grass of the SE Asian genus Spinifex, having pointed leaves and spiny seed heads: often planted to bind loose sand[C19: from New Latin, from Latin spīna a thorn + -fex maker, from facere to make]spinifexenUK
spinifex1. Austral any of various coarse spiny-leaved inland grasses of the genus Triodia 2. any grass of the SE Asian genus Spinifex, having pointed leaves and spiny seed heads: often planted to bind loose sand |