Definition of Cortaderia
:a genus of South American grasses with tall stems and large silky panicles — see pampas grass
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Cortaderia
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Cor·ta·de·ria
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ˌkȯrtəˈdirēə
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Origin and Etymology of cortaderia
New Latin, from American Spanish cortadera plant with sharp-edged leaves (from Spanish, hot chisel, from cortar to cut, from Latin curtare to shorten, from curtus short) + New Latin -ia
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