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词汇 zoysia
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Definition of zoysia in US English:

zoysia

noun ˈzoisēəˈzoisēə
  • A low-growing grass of the genus Zoysia, native to tropical Asia and New Zealand and widely used for lawns.

    Family Gramineae: several species and cultivars, including Z. matrella and Z. japonica

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Space plugs of slower-growing species, such as zoysia, closer together.
    • The oldest improved zoysia, ‘Emerald’, is still available and still good.
    • In California and the Southwest, chinch bugs can suck the life out of zoysia and St. Augustine in summer.
    • Short-growing, dense grasses such as bentgrass, hybrid Bermuda, St. Augustine and zoysia look best if cut with a power reel mower.
    • Previously, zoysia has been only widely available as sod, sprigs or strips.

Origin

1960s: modern Latin, from the name of the Austrian botanist Carl von Zoys zu Laubach + -ia1.

Definition of zoysia in US English:

zoysia

nounˈzoisēə
  • A low-growing grass of the genus Zoysia, native to tropical Asia and New Zealand and widely used for lawns.

    Family Gramineae: several species and cultivars, including Z. matrella and Z. japonica

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The oldest improved zoysia, ‘Emerald’, is still available and still good.
    • Short-growing, dense grasses such as bentgrass, hybrid Bermuda, St. Augustine and zoysia look best if cut with a power reel mower.
    • Space plugs of slower-growing species, such as zoysia, closer together.
    • In California and the Southwest, chinch bugs can suck the life out of zoysia and St. Augustine in summer.
    • Previously, zoysia has been only widely available as sod, sprigs or strips.

Origin

1960s: modern Latin, from the name of the Austrian botanist Carl von Zoys zu Laubach + -ia.

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