pampas grass (redirected from Pampass grass)

pam·pas grass  (pmps)

n.

A grass (Cortaderia selloana) of southern South America, having silvery plumes and growing in large clumps more than three meters (ten feet) tall.

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[After the Pampas.]

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pampas grass [ˈpæmpəs -pəz]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various large grasses of the South American genus Cortaderia and related genera, widely cultivated for their large feathery silver-coloured flower branches

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pampas grass - tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps Cortaderia selloana grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay Cortaderia, genus Cortaderia - tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass

Translations

pampas grass

n → Pampasgras nt