Category:Spinifex

Spin"i*fex, n. [nl.; L. spina spine + facere to make.]

1. (bot.) 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.

2. Any of several australian grasses of the genus tricuspis, which Often form dense, almost impassable growth, their leaves being stiff And sharp-pointed.