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zoysia

DEFINITIONS OF: zoysia

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n any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia

Types:
Japanese carpet grass, Manila grass, Zoysia matrella
lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States
Japanese lawn grass, Korean lawn grass, Zoysia japonica
lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States
Korean velvet grass, Zoysia tenuifolia, mascarene grass
Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass
Type of:
grass
narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
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