pampas

  • 71pampas — n plain, (in South America) campo, prairie, grassland, savanna, veld, meadow or meadowland, pasture or pasture land; steppe, tundra, champaign, Brit. heath, Chiefly Brit. moors or moorland; wold, plateau, tableland, mesa …

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  • 72pampas — UK [ˈpæmpəs] / US noun [singular] large flat areas of countryside in parts of South America …

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  • 73pampas — pam•pas [[t]ˈpæm pəz[/t]] attributively [[t]ˈpæm pəs[/t]] n. pl. sing. pa geo geg the vast grassy plains of S South America, esp. in Argentina • Etymology: 1695–1705; < AmerSp, pl. of pampa < Quechua: flat, unbounded plain pam•pe•an pæmˈpi… …

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  • 74pampas — /ˈpæmpəz/ (say pampuhz), / əs/ (say uhs) plural noun the vast grassy plains lying in the rain shadow of the Andes, and south of the forested lowlands of the Amazon Basin. {Spanish, plural of pampa, from Quechua} –pampean /pæmˈpiən/ (say pam… …

  • 75pampas grass — noun Date: circa 1851 a South American grass (Cortaderia selloana) often grown for ornament that has showy white panicles borne on tall stems …

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  • 76Pampas de Ayacucho Historical Sanctuary — The Historical Sanctum of the Pampa of Ayacucho settled on August 14, 1980, by means of Supreme Decree N° 119 80 AA. It is located in the department of Ayacucho, province of Huamanga. It has an area of 3 km² …

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  • 77pampas grass — noun a tall South American grass with silky flowering plumes. [Cortaderia selloana.] …

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  • 78pampas grass — noun (U) a kind of tall grass with silver white feathery flowers …

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  • 79pampas grass — UK / US noun [uncountable] a plant with very tall stems and long white flowers that look like feathers …

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  • 80pampas grass — pam′pas grass n. pln a tall, ornamental grass, Cortaderia selloana, native to South America, having feathery, silvery white panicles …

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