Hypertext Webster Gateway: "reedmace"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reed-mace \Reed"-mace`\ (-m?s`), n. (Bot.)
The cat-tail.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
reedmace
n : 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 [syn: {cat's-tail},
{bullrush}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reed mace}, {Typha
latifolia}]
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