any of several prostrate, creeping, tropical vines belonging to the genus Dichondra, of the morning glory family, especially D. micrantha, often used as a grass substitute for lawns.
Origin of dichondra
< New Latin (1776), equivalent to di-di-1 + -chondra (< Greekchóndr(os) grain, granule (see chondrio-) + -a-a2)
