cattail
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noun
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
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Cattail
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Example sentences
With enough root disturbance, discing can set back cattail regrowth.
It's a dragonfly swooping down to land on a cattail.
Many species use the bulrush and cattail habitat that lines the lake's small bays.
Cattail rootstocks are much more valuable as food for wildlife than are the seeds.
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