| pampas | 1. <geography> Vast plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine Republic in South America. The term is sometimes used in a wider sense for the plains extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagonia. 2. <zoology> Pampas cat, a small, reddish-brown, South American deer (Cervus, or Blastocerus, campestris). 3. <botany> Pampas grass, a very tall ornamental grass (Gynerium argenteum) with a silvery-white silky panicle. It is a native of the pampas of South America. Origin: Sp, fr. Peruv. Pampa a field, plain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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