Definitions
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) a grass (Stipa spartea) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See
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Examples
“We picked our way through spinifex, the dense, bristling tussocks of porcupine grass that dominate the central Australian deserts and positively thrive on fire.”
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Public List: Prairie Grasses
Common varieties of grasses and sedges native to American prairies.
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skipvia Seed heads have a sharp awn which can injure livestock. See Prairie Grasses Feb 12, 2008