ditch reed

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ditch reed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ditch reed
      n 1: tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and
           large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist
           areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts [syn: ditch reed
           , common reed, carrizo, Phragmites communis]