pampas
(noun) the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pampas pl (plural only)
Alternative form of pampas
• MAPPAs, appams
pampas (plural pampas)
The extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.
• MAPPAs, appams
Source: Wiktionary
Pam"pas, n. pl. Etym: [Sp., fr. Peruv. pampa a field, plain.]
Definition: 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. Pampas cat (Zoöl.), a South American wild cat (Felis pajeros). It has oblique transverse bands of yellow or brown. It is about three and a half feet long. Called also straw cat.
– Pampas deer (Zoöl.), a small, reddish-brown, South American deer (Cervus, or Blastocerus, campestris).
– Pampas grass (Bot.), a very tall ornamental grass (Gynerium argenteum) with a silvery-white silky panicle. It is a native of the pampas of South America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
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