cat's-tail

Definitions of cat's-tail
  1. noun
    tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
    synonyms: Typha latifolia, bullrush, bulrush, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace
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    cattail
    tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
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