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nipa grass

nipa grass noun: distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, also known as Palmer's grass.

Noun

nipa grass (uncountable)

  1. Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, also known as Palmer's grass.
    • Nipa grass is another promising native crop once thought to be extinct. It was recently rediscovered in Mexico, and now being cultivated again for its grain.2015 March 13, Avelino Maestas, “Area residents attend NM Small Farm Conference”, in Silver City Daily Press, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2015
    • In the 1970s, Nipa grass was thought to be extinct; it was then rediscovered by University of AZ researchers.2018 Spring, “The beginning of the end”, in Wellspring newsletter (pdf), archived from the original on 19 Oct 2021

Questions about nipa grass

What does nipa grass mean?
Nipa grass means distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, also known as Palmer's grass.
What part of speech is nipa grass?
Nipa grass is a noun.

Words near nipa grass in the dictionary

  1. nip-slip
  2. nip-slips
  3. nip-up
  4. nip-ups
  5. nipa
  6. nipa grass
  7. nipa hut
  8. nipa huts
  9. nipa palm
  10. nipa palms
  11. Nipaan

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