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TYPHA LATIFOLIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Typha latifolia mean?
• TYPHA LATIFOLIA (noun)
The noun TYPHA LATIFOLIA has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: TYPHA LATIFOLIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bullrush; bulrush; cat's-tail; nailrod; reed mace; reedmace; Typha latifolia
Hypernyms ("Typha latifolia" is a kind of...):
cattail (tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes)
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