Manila grass

noun

A perennial grass, Zoysia matrella, native to temperate coastal southeastern Asia

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Japanese carpet grassZoysia matrella
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Meanings

nounManila grass (countable and uncountable, plural Manila grasses)

plural Manila grasses

  1. countableuncountableA perennial grass, Zoysia matrella, native to temperate coastal southeastern Asia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States

Similar
Japanese carpet grassZoysia matrella
Broader
zoysia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

Manila grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manila%20grass

MLA

“Manila grass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manila%20grass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Manila grass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manila%20grass.

Source: Manila grass on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.