Zo Words (Hard!)

Question 1

Zoysia (noun)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Zowie (Interjection)

Answer 2

—used to express astonishment or admiration especially in response to something sudden or speedy

Question 3

Zouk (Noun)

Answer 3

a form of French West Indian music blending African rhythms, reggae, calypso, and electronic dance music

Question 4

Zosterops (Noun)

Answer 4

the type genus of the family Zosteropidae

Question 5

Zosteropidae (Plural Noun)

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a family of passerine birds consisting of the silvereyes

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Zosteraceae (Plural Noun)

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a family of widely distributed marine or aquatic herbs (order Naiadales) that is nearly or exactly equivalent to Potamogetonaceae

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Zostera (Noun)

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a small genus of widely distributed marine plants (family Potamogetonaceae) with branching stems, distichous leaves, and monoecious flowers that are borne in a spadix

Question 8

zorra (noun)

Answer 8

any of several coarse tropical grasses

Question 9

Zorotypus (Noun)

Answer 9

the sole genus of the order Zoraptera