reed mace

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reed mace

See cattail.

reed mace

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called (popularly) bulrush false bulrush 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 bulrush [2]

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a related and similar plant, Typha angustifolia

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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 Africa

bullrush, bulrush, cat's-tail, nailrod, reedmace, Typha latifolia

cattail - tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes

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