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pampas grass any species of the genus Cortaderia, tall South American plants of the family Gramineae ( grass family) cultivated in warm climates for ornament. The common pampas grass ( C. argentea or selloana ) is a perennial with a cluster of long narrow drooping leaf blades. The male and female flowers are borne on separate plants; the ones which bear the female flowers have large, silvery, plumelike panicles which are sold for decorative purposes. Pampas grass is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Gramineae.

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pampas grass Species of tall, reed-like grass native to South America and widely cultivated in warm parts of the world as a lawn ornamental. Female plants bear flower clusters, 91cm (3ft) tall, which are silvery and plume-like. Family Poaceae/Gramineae; species Cortaderia selloana.

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pam·pas grass / ˈpampəs/ • n. a tall South American grass (Cortaderia selloana) with silky flowering plumes, widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.

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