term for "golf shot" etc.

[Orion Montoya]

> fancy enough, e.g. 'golf shot' instead of just 'shot'. Another example I
> hear on gardening shows is "plant material" instead of "plants" (e.g. You've
> really put a lot of plant material in this bed.)

Pleonasm?

(No further comment, to avoid prolixity, redundancy, or using more
words than needed).

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