porcupine grass
Britishnoun
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The country we passed over was mostly scrubby sandhills, covered with porcupine grass.
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
For some miles we had seen very little porcupine grass, but here we came into it again, to the manifest disgust of our horses.
From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest
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
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