dichondra

di·chon·dra  (d-kndr)

n.

A small creeping herb (Dichondra micrantha) commercially cultivated as a substitute for lawn grass.

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[New Latin, genus name : di- + Greek khondros, granule; see chondro-.]

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dichondra - a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions Dichondra micrantha genus Dichondra - genus of chiefly tropical prostrate perennial herbs with creeping stems that root at the nodes vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface