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Zoisia

noun

lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions

• Syn: ↑genus Zoysia, ↑genus Zoisia

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms:

↑Gramineae, ↑family Gramineae, ↑Graminaceae, ↑family Graminaceae, ↑Poaceae, ↑family Poaceae, ↑grass family

• Member Meronyms: ↑zoysia

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\\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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.