porcupine grass

porcupine grass
noun
1. : a tall stout grass (Stipa spartea) of the western United States that has grains with long hygroscopic awns which by their twisting and untwisting often penetrate the wool and even the flesh of sheep and that affords good forage and hay
2. : spinifex 2

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porcupine grass noun
A coarse, hard, spiny, tussocky grass (genus Triodia) that covers vast areas in Australia, commonly called spinifex
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Main Entry: ↑porcupine

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porcupine grass,
= spinifex. (Cf. ↑spinifex)

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