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ponyfoot

ponyfoot noun: a plant of the genus Dichondra.

ponyfoot: a plant of the genus Dichondra
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Noun

ponyfoot (uncountable)

  1. A plant of the genus Dichondra
    • Native basalt was ground especially and mixed with concrete […] to form handsome deep gray blocks (18" x 18") which were placed in sand, the wide joints being planted to ponyfoot1959, Landscape Architecture, volumes 48-49, page 180
    • 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

Origin of ponyfoot

From pony + foot.

Questions about ponyfoot

What does ponyfoot mean?
Ponyfoot means a plant of the genus Dichondra.
What part of speech is ponyfoot?
Ponyfoot is a noun.

Words near ponyfoot in the dictionary

  1. ponyback
  2. ponyboy
  3. ponyboys
  4. ponyfish
  5. ponyfishes
  6. ponyfoot
  7. Ponygate
  8. ponygirl
  9. ponygirls
  10. ponyhawk
  11. ponyhawks

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