ˌkȯrd.əˈdirēə noun
Usage: capitalized
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 — more at curt
: a genus of So. American grasses with tall stems and large silky panicles — see pampas grass