Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dichondra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-chon-dra
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Dichondra of prostrate perennial herbaceous plants with creeping stems.

Example Sentences

"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."
"“That’s silver ponyfoot,” she said, using the apt common name for a kind of dichondra."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

dichondras (plural)

Synonyms

ponyfoot dichondra micrantha

Questions

What does dichondra mean?: Any of the genus Dichondra of prostrate perennial herbaceous plants with creeping stems.
Where does dichondra come from?: From the genus name.

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