Ravenna grass

noun

Ra·​ven·​na grass

rəˈvenə-

: a grass (Erianthus ravennae) that is often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass

called also plume grass, wool grass

Word History

Etymology

from Ravenna, province and commune in northern Italy

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