ZOYSIA


Meaning of ZOYSIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzȯi-shə, -zhə, -sē-ə, -zē-ə ]

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 suitable for lawn grasses especially in warm regions

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