单词 | cattail |
释义 | cattail (once / 93805 pages) n WORD FAMILY cattail: cattails USAGE EXAMPLESThe green stalks — some a century old — are turning a dull brown, reminiscent of cattails. New York Times(Nov 14, 2016) A pile of brush, cans, bottles, and an elk carcass mar a lovely landscape of cottonwood trees, cattails and the river. Washington Times(Oct 12, 2016) Great Lakes peoples cultivated rice, cattails, and pond lilies. Salon(Oct 09, 2016) n tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes Hypo|Hyper Typha latifolia, bullrush, bulrush, cat's-tail, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace 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 Africa Typha angustifolia, lesser bullrush, narrow-leaf cattail, narrow-leaved reedmace, soft flagreed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath |
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