carrizo
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- noun
- /kəˈriːzoʊ/
- Specialized
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carrizo
- During our hike, we saw large patches of carrizo swaying in the breeze near the wetland.
- carrizo cane
Examples
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The salt cedar and carrizo cane that grows unabated along the Rio Grande River impedes border security enforcement operations and poses a threat to local, state, and federal law enforcement officers.
Blog text (7) -
The Tonkawa got it from the Carrizo people too.
Academic text (1999) -
The Lipan learned it from the Carrizo before they had any experience with white people or Mexicans.
Academic text (1999) -
As for larger PV projects, there are many projects proposed in the hundreds of MW range; one a few miles north of me in the Carrizo Plain region is planned at 550 MW.
Blog text (25) -
The carrizo cane grows tall along the riverbanks, providing shelter for wildlife.
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We used the carrizo to make a traditional mat for the festival.
Synonyms
A tall reed with broad leaves and feathery flower heads that grows in wetlands
A tall grass with feathery flower heads that grows by lakes and rivers
A tall plant in wet places with long leaves and feathery flowers used to make mats and arrow shafts
How Tall
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carrizo comes from Spanish and means 'reed', a tall plant that grows by water. A helpful way to remember it is to think of English cane, another tall reed used to make things, so carrizo is the reed people use for mats, screens and arrow shafts.