Spinifex longifolius

Spinifex longifolius
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 paradoxus}is 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.]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Spinifex longifolius — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = Spinifex longifolius regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae genus = Spinifex species = S. longifolius binomial = Spinifex longifolius binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Spinifex — longifolius Systematik Monokotyledonen Commeliniden …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spinifex hirsutus — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spinifex paradoxus — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spinifex (genre) — Spinifex …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Spinifex —   Spinifex …   Wikipedia Español

  • Spinifex (genus) — Taxobox name = Spinifex grass image width = 240px image caption = Spinifex longifolius regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae genus = Spinifex genus authority = L. subdivision ranks = Species …   Wikipedia

  • North Island (Houtman Abrolhos) — North Island Aerial photograph of the southern half of North Island, looking west …   Wikipedia

  • List of Australian plant species authored by Robert Brown — This is a list of Australian plant species authored by Robert Brown, including naturalised species:A* Abroma fastuosa R.Br. * Acacia alata R.Br. * Acacia biflora R.Br. * Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. * Acacia nigricans (Labill.) R.Br. * Acacia… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”