Distichlis

noun

Dis·​tich·​lis

də̇ˈstiklə̇s

: 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek distichos

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