Meaning Of The Word Cattail

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cattail in American English
any of a genus (Typha) of the cattail family with reedlike leaves and long, brown, fuzzy, cylindrical flower spikes; esp., either of two species ( T. latifolia and T. angustifolia) whose long, flat leaves are used in making baskets and matting
designating a family (Typhaceae, order Typhales) of monocotyledonous, tall marsh plants
noun: any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, esp. T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers

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