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
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 BrightThe Argentine competes with a pampas-grass Blue all its own.
The Complete Book of Cheese |Robert Carlton BrownAnd 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