nipa grass

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nipa grass (uncountable)

  1. Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, also known as Palmer's grass.
    • 2015 March 13, Avelino Maestas, “Area residents attend NM Small Farm Conference”, in Silver City Daily Press, archived from the original on 14 August 2015:
      Nipa grass is another promising native crop once thought to be extinct. It was recently rediscovered in Mexico, and now being cultivated again for its grain.
    • 2018 Spring, “The beginning of the end”, in Wellspring newsletter (pdf), archived from the original on 19 October 2021:
      In the 1970s, Nipa grass was thought to be extinct; it was then rediscovered by University of AZ researchers.

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