riet

Definitions of riet
  1. noun
    a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
    synonyms: rotan
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    types:
    suikerriet
    juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
    manou, rotan
    the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
    rietje, rotting
    stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles
    type of:
    steel, stengel, stok
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
  2. noun
    tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
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    type of:
    grasgewas
    cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves
  3. noun
    a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
    synonyms: rietstengel
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    type of:
    gard, roe, roede, wisselaar
    a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
  4. noun
    a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
    synonyms: pijpriet, rietje
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    type of:
    vibrator
    a mechanical device that vibrates
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