porcupine grass

British  

noun

1. another name for spinifex

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porcupine grass

Sweet vernal grass, tall oat grass, holy grass, redtop, animated or wild oats, blue-joint, and porcupine grass are among them.

From Seed Dispersal by Beal, W. J. (William James)

Passing first over rough stony ridges, covered with porcupine grass, we entered a sandy, thickly-bushed country, and struck the creek in ten miles.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

One species, the porcupine grass, bears a name that does not belie its character.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello

As they frequent the dense porcupine grass, in which they hide during the day, a good dog is necessary to find them.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

We left this pretty glen with its purling stream and reedy bed, and entered very shortly upon an entirely different country, covered with porcupine grass.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest