zoysia

See also: Zoysia

English

Etymology

After Karl von Zois zu Laubach, Austrian botanist.

Noun

zoysia (plural zoysias)

1. 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, Popular Mechanics‎^[1], volume 108, number 2, page 220:

     In areas farther north, zoysias will live but will not spread. Zoysias need bright, hot sunlight.

Synonyms

• zoysiagrass