- Korean lawn grass
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an Asiatic creeping grass, Zoysia japonica, used esp. in the southeastern U.S., having purplish spikelets and rootstalks that send up numerous tough, wiry shoots. Also called Japanese lawn grass.
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Korean lawn grass
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Korean lawn grass — noun lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States • Syn: ↑Japanese lawn grass, ↑Zoysia japonica • Hypernyms: ↑zoysia * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized K : an Asiatic grass (Zoisia japonica) used in China and Japan and… … Useful english dictionary
Korean velvet grass — noun Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought resistant lawn grass • Syn: ↑mascarene grass, ↑Zoysia tenuifolia • Hypernyms: ↑zoysia * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized K … Useful english dictionary
Japanese lawn grass — noun lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States • Syn: ↑Korean lawn grass, ↑Zoysia japonica • Hypernyms: ↑zoysia * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized J : korean lawn grass … Useful english dictionary
Japanese lawn grass. — See Korean lawn grass. * * * … Universalium
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mascarene grass — noun Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought resistant lawn grass • Syn: ↑Korean velvet grass, ↑Zoysia tenuifolia • Hypernyms: ↑zoysia * * * |maskə|rēn noun Etymology: Mascarene islands, in the Indian… … Useful english dictionary
zoysia — noun any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia • Hypernyms: ↑grass • Hyponyms: ↑Manila grass, ↑Japanese carpet grass, ↑Zoysia matrella, ↑Korean lawn grass, ↑Japanese lawn grass, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Zoysia japonica — noun lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States • Syn: ↑Korean lawn grass, ↑Japanese lawn grass • Hypernyms: ↑zoysia … Useful english dictionary
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