Main Entry: di·chon·dra

Pronunciation: \dī-ˈkän-drə\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from di- + Greek chondros grain — more at grind

Date: 1947

: any of a genus (Dichondra) of chiefly tropical perennial herbs of the morning glory family that includes some (especially D. repens or its varieties) used as a ground cover and a substitute for lawn grasses in warmer parts of the United States