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nipa grass en · NOUN

Meanings

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