DICHONDRA MICRANTHA

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Meaning:

A creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions

Synonyms:

dichondra; Dichondra micrantha

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Dichondra micrantha" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("Dichondra micrantha" is a member of...):

genus Dichondra (genus of chiefly tropical prostrate perennial herbs with creeping stems that root at the nodes)

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