cat's-tail

cat's-tail

n 1. (Plants) another name for reed mace¹ 2. (Botany) another name for catkin

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Noun

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cat's-tail - 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 Africabullrush, bulrush, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifoliacattail - tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes