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Definition of Spinifex
1. n. 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. paradoxusis a valuable perennial fodder plant. Also, a plant of this genus.
Definition of Spinifex
1. Noun. an Australian coastal grass ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spinifex
1. an Australian grass [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinifex
Literary usage of Spinifex
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Indian Forester (1895)
"and prepared from spinifex roots," which had been collected by Mr. Walter ...
I was dubious as to it being the product of a " spinifex," never having ..."
2. Journey Across the Western Interior of Australia by Peter Egerton Warburton, Charles Henry Eden (1875)
"It is called indifferently porcupine-spinifex or triodia."] Sunday, llth.—Obliged
to move, to try for water for the camels. Sent two of the party on ahead ..."
3. A Botanical Materia Medica by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"... Male flowers, with imperfect hermaphrodite flowers interspersed, on a distinct
plant. From L. Jil. J. spinifex ..."
4. Australia Twice Traversed: The Romance of Exploration, Being a Narrative by Ernest Giles (1889)
"... conge"—Water-holes—Pretty amphitheatre—Scrubs on either side—Watering the
horses—A row of saplings— spinifex and poplars—Dig a tank—Hot wind—A broken ..."
5. Australia Twice Traversed: The Romance of Exploration, Being a Narrative by Ernest Giles (1889)
"... hill—Renewed search for water— Find a small supply—Almost unapproachable—Effects
of the spinifex on the horses — Pack-horses in scrubs—The Mus conditor ..."
6. Australia Twice Traversed: The Romance of Exploration, Being a Narrative by Ernest Giles (1889)
"... the Ashburton —The desert's edge — Barren an wretched region—Low ridges and
spinifex—Deep nativ well—Thermometer 18°—Salt bush and acacia flats —t rocky ..."
7. The Scientific Study of Scenery by John Edward Marr (1900)
"DW Carnegie and to the Council of the Geographical Society for permission to
reproduce the illustration of a spinifex desert; the illustration in this work ..."
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