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pampas grass Definition


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pampas grass
noun
    1. A large perennial S American grass with dense tufts of arching bluish leaves and tall erect stems bearing silvery-white or pink plume-like panicles, used ornamentally in Europe.
Etymology: 19c: from Spanish Pampa a vast prairie in S America south of the Amazon, from Peruvian bamba a steppe.



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