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NARROW-LEAF CATTAIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does narrow-leaf cattail mean? 

NARROW-LEAF CATTAIL (noun)
  The noun NARROW-LEAF CATTAIL has 1 sense:

1. reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asiaplay

  Familiarity information: NARROW-LEAF CATTAIL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NARROW-LEAF CATTAIL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

lesser bullrush; narrow-leaf cattail; narrow-leaved reedmace; soft flag; Typha angustifolia

Hypernyms ("narrow-leaf cattail" is a kind of...):

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


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