'Spinifex hirsutus' definitions:

Definition of 'Spinifex hirsutus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. Spinifex hirsutus (black grass) and Spinifex longifolius are useful as sand binders. Spinifex paradoxusis a valuable perennial fodder plant. Also, a plant of this genus. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. Any of several Australian grasses of the genus Tricuspis, which often form dense, almost impassable growth, their leaves being stiff and sharp-pointed. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]