mascarene grass
noun
mas·ca·rene grass
¦maskə¦rēn-
: an Asiatic creeping perennial grass (Zoysia tenuifolia) introduced into the southern U.S. as a drought-resistant turf grass that has threadlike capillary leaves and flowers in a narrow compressed spike
called also Korean velvet grass
Word History
Etymology
Mascarene islands, in the Indian ocean east of Madagascar