dichondra

See also: Dichrondra

English

Dichondra micratha

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

dichondra (plural dichondras)

1. Any of the genus Dichondra of prostrate perennial herbaceous plants with creeping stems.
   • 1964, LAWNS GROUNDS AND COVERS‎^[1], page 76:

     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.

   • 2007 August 16, Anne Raver, “A Connecticut Hillside of Feisty Beauties”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

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

Synonyms

• (Dichondra): ponyfoot