Dis·tich·lis
| \ də̇ˈstiklə̇s \
Definition of Distichlis
: a small genus of American grasses found along seashores and in alkaline regions and having creeping rhizomes, distichous leaves, and several-flowered spikes in small panicles — see salt grass
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