zoysia

noun

zoy·​sia ˈzȯi-shə How to pronounce zoysia (audio)
-zhə,
-sē-ə,
-zē-ə
: any of a genus (Zoysia) of creeping perennial grasses of southeastern Asia and New Zealand having fine wiry leaves and including some suitable for lawn grasses especially in warm regions

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The club, now privately owned, changed the fairway turf from bent to zoysia, which can be cut shorter and runs fasters. Doug Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024 One of the most prevalent diseases in warm season grasses such as centipede, zoysia, and St. Augustine is large patch (Rhizoctonia solani). Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024 Warm-Season Grasses If your lawn is composed of warm-season grasses like bermudagrass, zoysia, or centipedegrass, late spring to early summer is the ideal time to reseed. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2024 Warm-season grasses include zoysia, St. Augustine, centipedegrass, Bermudagrass, and buffalograss, as well as native grass bends. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2024 Learn about zoysia lawns and their special needs before considering for home turf. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024 So cut bluegrass at 2 to 3 inches, tall fescue at 3 inches, perennial ryegrass at 2 inches, Bermuda at 1-1/2 to 2 inches, centipede at 2 inches, St. Augustine at 3 to 4 inches, and zoysia at 2 inches. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024 There are attractive zoysia lawns here in the Metroplex. Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024 For example, zoysia is best mowed at 1 to 1 ½ inches tall, while tall fescue should be mowed at 2 to 3 inches. Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 20 Apr. 2023

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alteration of Zoisia, from Karl von Zois †1799 Slovene botanist

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of zoysia was in 1924

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“Zoysia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoysia. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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