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adj
Composed of dendritic plates, which present as the scored texture of bundled, spine-like structures typical of komatiites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, petrology, physical-sciences
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noun
Any of numerous species of grass in genus Spinifex, growing in sand dunes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any of several spiny grass species of the genus Triodia, endemic to arid outback Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable
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History
From translingual Spinifex (genus name), from Latin spina (“spine”) + Latin -fex (“maker”) (from Latin facere (“to make”)).
Across languages
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