cat's-tail

It is much smaller than the common species of Cats-tail, being generally less than a foot high.

Catkins are imperfect flowers hanging from trees in the manner of a rope or cats-tail.

So when you tread on a cats tail, she gives utterance to her characteristic scream.

Yo, Dan, she called out sharply to the boy, yo jes stop mashin dat cats tail wid dat cheer fo he scratch yo to deff!

The Cats–tail (Typha) must not be omitted, but it should not be allowed too much liberty.