CAT'S-TAIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cat's-tail mean? 

• CAT'S-TAIL (noun)
  The noun CAT'S-TAIL 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: CAT'S-TAIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAT'S-TAIL (noun)

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 ("cat's-tail" is a kind of...):

cattail (tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes)