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zoysia|ˈzɔɪzɪə|
[mod.L. (C. L. Wildenow 1801, in Neue Schriften Gesellsch. Naturfreunde Berlin III. 440), f. the name of Carl von Zoys zu Laubach (1756–c 1800), Austrian botanist + -ia1.]
A perennial grass of the genus of this name, native to eastern Asia, and sometimes used for lawns in subtropical regions. Also zoysia grass.
1965M. C. Neal In Gardens of Hawaii 67 Zoysia, a turf-forming grass from the Mascarene Islands has proved excellent for lawns in Hawaii. 1968F. W. Gould Grass Systematics i. 6 Southern lawns and other turfs are mainly..zoysia grasses. 1969‘J. Morris’ Fever Grass viii. 69 It was fronted by a rectangle of zoysia grass. 1974Marlboro Herald-Advocate (Bennettsville, S. Carolina) 18 Apr. 11/2 For bermuda or zoysia type lawns, [cut] one-half to three-quarters of an inch. 1982Birmingham (Alabama) Post-Herald 22 June a3/1 Zoysia lawns along curving and curbed streets. |