zoysia
See also: Zoysia
English
Etymology
After Karl von Zois zu Laubach, Austrian botanist.
Noun
zoysia (plural zoysias)
- Any of a genus (Zoysia) of creeping perennial grasses of southern Asia and New Zealand having fine wiry leaves and including some suitable for lawn grasses, especially in warm regions.
- 1957 August 1, Popular Mechanics, volume 108, number 2, page 220:
- In areas farther north, zoysias will live but will not spread. Zoysias need bright, hot sunlight.
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Synonyms
- zoysiagrass