ZOYSIA


Meaning of ZOYSIA in English

/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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