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reed mace
reed mace n 1. (Plants) Also called: bulrush (popularly), false bulrush or cat's-tail a tall reedlike marsh plant, Typha latifolia, with straplike leaves and flowers in long brown sausage-shaped spikes: family Typhaceae. See also bulrush2 2. (Plants) a related and similar plant, Typha angustifolia Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  reed mace - 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 Africabullrush, bulrush, cat's-tail, nailrod, reedmace, Typha latifoliacattail - tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes |
reed mace
reed mace: see cattailcattail
or reed mace,
any plant of the genus Typha, perennial herbs found in almost all open marshes. The cattail (also called club rush) has long narrow leaves, sometimes used for weaving chair seats, and a single tall stem bearing two sets of tiny flowers, the
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Synonyms for reed macenoun tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of downSynonyms- bullrush
- bulrush
- cat's-tail
- nailrod
- reedmace
- Typha latifolia
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