phragmites

[ frag-mahy-teez ]

/ frægˈmaɪ tiz /

noun

any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).

Origin of phragmites

<New Latin (1820) <Greek phragmī́tēs growing in hedges, equivalent to phrágm(a) fence, breastwork, screen (noun derivative of phrássein (Attic phráttein) to fence in, hedge around) + -ītēs-ite¹

Words nearby phragmites

photovoltaics, photozincography, photuria, PHP, phr., phragmites, phragmoplast, phrasal, phrasal verb, phrase, phrase book

Example sentences from the Web for phragmites

It feeds from August to October on the leaves of the reed (Phragmites), hiding by day in the stems.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South
Dr. William Marshall writes, that it only breeds in certain localities where a large water reed (Phragmites arundinacea) abounds.
Darwinism (1889)|Alfred Russel Wallace
Other plants identified on the area were: common reed grass (Phragmites communis) and slender grass wort (Salicornia europea).
Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima|Glen E. Woolfenden
It feeds from April to June in the stems of reed (Phragmites), causing the leaves of the affected stems to whiten.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South

It feeds on the common reed (Phragmites) in the autumn, and hybernates till the following spring, when it resumes its feeding.
Butterflies and Moths|William S. Furneaux

单词	phragmites
释义	phragmites [ frag-mahy-teez ] / frægˈmaɪ tiz / noun any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis). Origin of phragmites <New Latin (1820) <Greek phragmī́tēs growing in hedges, equivalent to phrágm(a) fence, breastwork, screen (noun derivative of phrássein (Attic phráttein) to fence in, hedge around) + -ītēs-ite¹ Words nearby phragmites photovoltaics, photozincography, photuria, PHP, phr., phragmites, phragmoplast, phrasal, phrasal verb, phrase, phrase book Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phragmites It feeds from August to October on the leaves of the reed (Phragmites), hiding by day in the stems. The Moths of the British Isles, First Series\|Richard South Dr. William Marshall writes, that it only breeds in certain localities where a large water reed (Phragmites arundinacea) abounds. Darwinism (1889)\|Alfred Russel Wallace Other plants identified on the area were: common reed grass (Phragmites communis) and slender grass wort (Salicornia europea). Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima\|Glen E. Woolfenden It feeds from April to June in the stems of reed (Phragmites), causing the leaves of the affected stems to whiten. The Moths of the British Isles, First Series\|Richard South It feeds on the common reed (Phragmites) in the autumn, and hybernates till the following spring, when it resumes its feeding. Butterflies and Moths\|William S. Furneaux
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