cattail
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈkætˌteɪl/
- US
:
seda de agua
- There were willows and cattails, and even some ducks and rabbits.
- cattail-dominated wetlands
- cattail marsh
- planted with cattail
Examples
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One day they rode past fields upon fields of cattails, with brown flowerheads hunched into the shape of sausages.
Fiction book (1990) -
Offshore, Ayla noticed an island of tall grass reeds with cattails growing along the edges.
Fiction book (1990) -
In some places outside the refuge, the cattails extend as far as the eye can see.
Academic text (1994) -
Researchers report that simple bread made with cattail flour doesn't taste so bad.
Academic text (2011) -
At all stages, the cattail tops could be pulled or mashed apart into their many tiny components.
Fiction book (1990) -
Since its inception in 1991, the cattail program has undergone several changes.
Academic text (2011) -
A stinging northeast wind off the Atlantic is pushing through cattails and seagrass.
Fiction book (2002) -
Tucked between some of the old, dried cattails and the new growth were nests filled with brown-flecked, light-blue eggs.
Fiction book (1990) -
Aerially harassed blackbirds would often take refuge in row crops, shelterbelts, or dense cattail stands until the pursuit ended.
Academic text (2011) -
In the wetlands, the cattail plants sway gently in the wind, their brown flower spikes standing tall.
Synonyms
11
8.5
A tall marsh plant with a brown sausage-shaped seed head and long flat leaves used for making mats and seats
1
9.2
A tall marsh plant with a long brown flower spike like a cattail
A tall marsh plant with long flat leaves and a brown seed head that releases fluffy down
Compounds
A group of tall marsh plants like cattails with long leaves and brown flower spikes
A tall grass with thick round seed heads that farmers grow for grain and animal food
- Specialized
A tall marsh plant with long narrow leaves and a brown flower head
How Tall
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cattail comes from the simple English parts cat and tail, because the plant's long brown flower spike looks like a cat's 'tail'. So a cattail is the tall marsh plant with a sausage-shaped brown flower at the top.