reedmace

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reedmace - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Reed-mace \Reed"-mace`\ (r[=e]d"m[=a]s`), n. (Bot.)
     The cat-tail.
     [1913 Webster]

reedmace - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  reedmace
      n 1: 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
           , reedmace, Typha latifolia]