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 Synonym(s):cat's-tail, bullrush, bulrush, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reed-mace \Reed"-mace`\ (-m?s`), n. (Bot.)
The cat-tail.
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