First Known Use: 1846
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spinifex
noun spi·ni·fex \ˈspī-nə-ˌfeks\
Definition of SPINIFEX
: any of several Australian grasses (genera Spinifex and Triodia) with spiny seeds or stiff sharp leaves
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Origin of SPINIFEX
New Latin, from Latin spina + facere to make — more at do
Rhymes with SPINIFEX
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