spinifex.
Any of numerous species of grass in genus Spinifex, growing in sand dunes.
Meaning & usage
Any of numerous species of grass in genus Spinifex, growing in sand dunes.
Any of several spiny grass species of the genus Triodia, endemic to arid outback Australia.
Where this word comes from
From translingual Spinifex (genus name), from Latin spina (“spine”) + Latin -fex (“maker”) (from Latin facere (“to make”)).
Composed of dendritic plates, which present as the scored texture of bundled, spine-like structures typical of komatiites.
Where this word comes from
From translingual Spinifex (genus name), from Latin spina (“spine”) + Latin -fex (“maker”) (from Latin facere (“to make”)).
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