cattail

noun

cat·tail ˈkat-ˌtāl

: any of a genus (Typha of the family Typhaceae, the cattail family) of tall reedy marsh plants with brown furry fruiting spikes

especially : a plant (Typha latifolia) with long flat leaves used especially for making mats and chair seats

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Tucked at the base of a ridge of ragged, jagged bare rock and fringed by cattails, Ayer Lake is home for the endangered desert pupfish and the Gila topminnow. —

Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024 For example, in a sea of cattails, an island dry spot will likely have some tree cover around it. —

Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024 In swamp country, that might be where swampy cattails butt up to high ground with timber on it. —

Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024 Three blasts on the huge curling goat horn echo through the cattail and cottonwood trees that line the bank at the intersection of Vache Grass Creek and the Arkansas River. —

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