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cat·tail

(kăt′tāl′)

Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Typha, widespread in marshy places and having long straplike leaves and a dense cylindrical cluster of minute flowers and fruits. Also called reed mace.

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cat•tail

(ˈkætˌteɪl)

n.

any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, of the cattail family, esp. T. latifolia, with long sword-shaped leaves that are used to make mats, and cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers. Also called bulrush.

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Noun

cattail - tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes

genus Typha, Typha - reed maces; cattails

bullrush, bulrush, cat's-tail, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia - 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 Africa

lesser bullrush, narrow-leaf cattail, narrow-leaved reedmace, soft flag, Typha angustifolia - reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia

bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath

Translations

ذَيْلُ القِط

orobinec

Schilfkolben

massette

nádbuzogány

dúnhamar

dunkjevle

камыш

kedi kuyruğu

香蒲

cattail

n (US) → Rohrkolben m, → Kanonenputzer m (inf)

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cat

(kӕt) noun

1. a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet. a Siamese cat.

2. a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc). the big cats.

ˈcatty adjective

spiteful, malicious. She's catty even about her best friend; catty remarks.

ˈcatcall noun

a shrill whistle showing disagreement or disapproval. the catcalls of the audience.

ˈcatfish noun

any of a family of scaleless fish with long feelers round the mouth.

ˈcatgut noun

a kind of cord made from the intestines of sheep etc, used for violin strings etc.

ˌcat's-ˈeye noun

a small, thick piece of glass fixed in the surface of a road to reflect light and guide drivers at night.

ˈcatsuit noun

a woman's close-fitting one-piece trouser suit.

ˈcattail noun

a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail.

let the cat out of the bag

to let a secret become known unintentionally.

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Dede, who had a fondness for cattails, established a fringe of them along the meadow stream, where they were left to fight it out with the water-cress.

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As Kyle watched, the buck and doe made their way to a small cattail slough 75 yards from the road, where they disappeared from sight.

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Mats of floating cattail as large as four football fields break off and drift for miles before colonizing new bays.

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Blood was seeping out of his nostril, and close inspection revealed the tiniest bit of cattail sticking out.

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When the guys and dogs met SO yards away from each other, one rooster flushed and flew overhead for an easy shot with thesel outrunning Reba for a quick retrieve from the cattail jungle.

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This site, which includes a mixture of cattail wetlands, wet meadows, open water pools and flooded willows, is home to a diverse marsh habitat that features a variety of plants and animals, and an abundance of bird species.

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Cattail population growth, in special, may decrease the size of other macrophyte population, as reported to Cladium jamaicense by Li et al.

Anatomical traits related to stress in high density populations of typha angustifolia L/Caracteristicas anatomicas relacionadas ao estresse em altas densidades populacionais de Typha angustifolia L

In a reach of the San Pedro River where woody plants were largely absent due to a prior fire, beavers were thought to be using bulrush (Scirpus species) and southern cattail (Typha domingensis) for food (Johnson and van Riper, 2014).

Habitat and forage selection by the American beaver (Castor Canadensis) on a regulated river in the Chihuahuan desert

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