cattail
cat·tail
noun
1.
tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
Origin
From Middle English cattal, cattyle (also as cattestail), equivalent to cat + tail.
Phrases
- broadleaf cattail
- Cape cattail
- Caspian cattail
- cattail borer moth
- cattail caterpillar
- cattail conehead
- cattail flash-train firefly
- cattail grass
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