zoysia

zoysia
/zoy"see euh, -zee euh, -sheuh, -zheuh/, n.
any of several low-growing grasses of the genus Zoysia, esp. Z. matrella, native to tropical Asia and widely used for lawns.
[1920-25; named after Karl von Zois (d. 1800), German botanist; see -IA]

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▪ plant genus
      genus of creeping grasses of the family Poaceae, containing four or five perennial species native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand. They are excellent cover for flat, sandy, open areas.

      Japanese, or Korean, lawn grass (Z. japonica), Manila grass (Z. matrella), and Mascarene grass (Z. tenuifolia) were introduced into North America as turf and lawn grasses because of their strong rhizomes (underground stems) and wiry leaves. The leaves are fine-bladed in both the Manila and Mascarene grasses.

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  • Zoysia — Taxobox name = Zoysia image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae genus = Zoysia genus authority = Willd. subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See textZoysia is a genus of …   Wikipedia

  • 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 — noun Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Zoisia, from Karl von Zois died 1799 Slovene botanist Date: 1924 any of a genus (Zoysia) of creeping perennial grasses of southeastern Asia and New Zealand having fine wiry leaves and including some… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • zoysia — noun 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 Syn: zoysiagrass …   Wiktionary

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