pampas grass
a tall, ornamental grass, Cortaderia selloana, native to South America, having large, thick, feathery, silvery-white panicles.
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Beneath the balcony was an arcade where many seats were disposed among palms and pampas grass.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe tall pampas-grass, with its long feathery plumes, gives a profitable crop.
Stories of California | Ella M. SextonMr. Grew squared his elbows on the table, and looked at the young man across the gift-books and the dyed pampas grass.
Tales Of Men And Ghosts | Edith WhartonIt bears much resemblance to the “pampas grass,” now well known as an ornamental shrub.
The Land of Fire | Mayne ReidAs they walked through the high pampas grass, they began to get glimpses of Panama and the low-lying ships in the harbor.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for pampas grass
/ (ˈpæmpəs, -pəz) /
any of various large grasses of the South American genus Cortaderia and related genera, widely cultivated for their large feathery silver-coloured flower branches
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