n.
Pronunciation: ' zo ̇ i-sh ə , -zh ə , -s ē - ə , -z ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Zoisia, from Karl von Zois † 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