dichondra

[dahy-kon-druh]

noun

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 (< Greek chóndr(os) grain, granule (see chondrio-) + -a -a²)