cattail meaning

• Noun: cattail  'kat`teyl
  1. Tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes

  Derived forms: cattails

  Type of: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant

  Part of: genus Typha, Typha

  Encyclopedia: Cattail

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  [Medicine]
  A plant family of the order Typhales,subclass Commelinidae,class Liliopsida (monocotyledons) that contains a single genus,Typha,that grows worldwide.

• cattail family:    Noun: cattail fami ...
• cattail millet:    Noun: cattail mill ...
• narrow-leaf cattail:    Noun: narrow-leaf ...

Examples

1. light, the striped shadows of the cattails twitch like nerves.
2. Cattails, he explains, thrive in nutrient-rich muck.
3. Broadleaf cattail is usually found in shallower water than narrowleaf cattail.
4. Broadleaf cattail is usually found in shallower water than narrowleaf cattail.
5. The CDFG tends the four populations, clearing out the cattails.