What does "zoysia" mean?

Any of a genus (Zoysia) of creeping perennial grasses of southern Asia and New Zealand having fine wiry leaves and including some suitable for lawn grasses, especially in warm regions.

What is a synonym for "zoysia"?

Common synonyms include: grass, oats, wheat, zoysiagrass, zoysiagrass.

Zoysia

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Noun

1
Any of a genus (Zoysia) of creeping perennial grasses of southern Asia and New Zealand having fine wiry leaves and including some suitable for lawn grasses, especially in warm regions.
"In areas farther north, zoysias will live but will not spread. Zoysias need bright, hot sunlight."
2
any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia wordnet

Synonyms

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grass oats wheat zoysiagrass zoysiagrass

Example

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"In areas farther north, zoysias will live but will not spread. Zoysias need bright, hot sunlight."

Etymology

After Karl von Zois zu Laubach, Austrian botanist.

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