Phrase guide

common reed

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Phragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ditch reed, carrizo, Phragmites communis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reed

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 蘆葦 /芦苇 (lou4 wai5) — type of reed grass
  • Hakka Chinese: 蘆葦 /芦苇 (lù-ví) — type of reed grass
  • Jin Chinese: 葦子 /苇子 (vei2 zeh) — type of reed grass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘆葦 /芦苇 (lúwěi) — type of reed grass
  • Min Nan Chinese: 蘆葦 /芦苇 (lô͘-úi) — type of reed grass
  • Wu Chinese: 蘆葦 /芦苇 (6lu-we) — type of reed grass
  • Finnish: järviruoko — type of reed grass
  • Galician: carrizo — type of reed grass
  • Galician: canaveira — type of reed grass
  • German: Schilf — type of reed grass
  • Japanese: 葦 (yoshi) — type of reed grass
  • Limburgish: bies — type of reed grass
  • Norwegian Bokmål: takrør — type of reed grass
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: takrør — type of reed grass
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: takrøyr — type of reed grass
  • Polish: trzcina pospolita — type of reed grass
  • Lower Sorbian: sćina — type of reed grass
  • Ottoman Turkish: قامش (kamış) — type of reed grass