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单词 pampas grass
释义

pampas grass

noun

a tall, ornamental grass, Cortaderia selloana, native to South America, having large, thick, feathery, silvery-white panicles.

Origin of pampas grass

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby pampas grass

Pamiri, Pamirs, Pamlico Sound, Pampa, pampas, pampas grass, Pampeluna, pamper, pampero, pamph., pamphlet
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Example sentences from the Web for pampas grass

  • The Pampas-grass would be better still, but I have not been able to make them blossom together.

    A Year in a Lancashire Garden|Henry Arthur Bright

  • The Argentine competes with a pampas-grass Blue all its own.

    The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

  • And the satiny plumes of the Pampas-grass projecting from the clump of leaves form a fine object.

    The Romance of Natural History, Second Series|Philip Henry Gosse

British Dictionary definitions for pampas grass

pampas grass
/ (ˈpæmpəs, -pəz) /

noun

any of various large grasses of the South American genus Cortaderia and related genera, widely cultivated for their large feathery silver-coloured flower branches
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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