zoysian.
/ˈzɔɪzɪə/ A perennial grass of the genus of this name, native to eastern Asia, and sometimes used for lawns in subtropical regions. Also zoysia grass.
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1965 M. C. Neal In Gardens of Hawaii 67 Zoysia, a turf-forming grass from the Mascarene Islands has proved excellent for lawns in Hawaii.
1968 F. 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.
1974 Marlboro Herald-Advocate (Bennettsville, S. Carolina) 18 Apr. 11/2 For bermuda or zoysia type lawns, [cut] one-half to three-quarters of an inch.
1982 Birmingham (Alabama) Post-Herald 22 June a3/1 Zoysia lawns along curving and curbed streets.
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