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dichondra

dichondra noun: any of the genus Dichondra of prostrate perennial herbaceous plants with creeping stems.

dichondra: any of the genus Dichondra of prostrate perennial herbaceous plants with creeping stems
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Noun

dichondra (plural dichondras)

  1. Any of the genus Dichondra of prostrate perennial herbaceous plants with creeping stems.
    • But the Agricultural Extension Services in several southern states have listed dichondra — a member of the bindweed family — under "weeds," where it appears by the name ponyfoot.1964, LAWNS GROUNDS AND COVERS, page 76
    • “That’s silver ponyfoot,” she said, using the apt common name for a kind of dichondra.2007 August 16, Anne Raver, “A Connecticut Hillside of Feisty Beauties”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    ponyfoot

Synonyms of dichondra

Forms of dichondra

pluraldichondras

Origin of dichondra

From the genus name.

Questions about dichondra

What does dichondra mean?
Dichondra means any of the genus Dichondra of prostrate perennial herbaceous plants with creeping stems.
What part of speech is dichondra?
Dichondra is a noun.
What is the plural of dichondra?
The plural of dichondra is dichondras.

Words near dichondra in the dictionary

  1. dichogamous
  2. dichogamy
  3. dichograptid
  4. dicholesteryl
  5. dichomatic
  6. dichondra
  7. dichondras
  8. dichopatric
  9. dichophyses
  10. dichophysis
  11. dichoptic

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