ˈzȯisēə, ˈzȯizēə, ˈzȯishə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Karl von Zois died 1800 German botanist + New Latin -ia
: a small genus of Asiatic grasses that have creeping rhizomes, short pointed leaves, and one-flowered spikelets in racemes and that are valued as lawn grasses especially in warm regions — see zoysia