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CAT'S-TAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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:
bullrush; bulrush; cat's-tail; nailrod; reed mace; reedmace; Typha latifolia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cat's-tail" is a kind of...):
cattail (tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes)