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noun
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
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noun
A cat-o'-nine-tails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
Narrower terms: cat's-tail, bullrush, bulrush, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia, lesser bullrush, narrow-leaf cattail, narrow-leaved reedmace, soft flag, Typha angustifolia
History
From Middle English cattal, cattyle (also as cattestail), equivalent to cat + tail.
Across languages
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