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spinifex

noun
spi·​ni·​fex | \ ˈspī-nə-ˌfeks How to pronounce spinifex (audio) \

Definition of spinifex

: any of several Australian grasses (genera Spinifex and Triodia) with spiny seeds or stiff sharp leaves

Examples of spinifex in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 During rare years with sustained downpours, moist swales are carpeted with spiky spinifex grasses that take on the appearance of fields of golden wheat. — John Pickrell, Science | AAAS, "Australia to ax support for long-term ecology sites," 11 Aug. 2017

First Known Use of spinifex

1846, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for spinifex

New Latin, from Latin spina + facere to make — more at do

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