Cortaderia
noun
Cor·ta·de·ria
ˌkȯrtəˈdirēə
: a genus of South American grasses with tall stems and large silky panicles see pampas grass
Word History
Etymology
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