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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Unlike most of the relatively flat Dakota prairie, the Missouri breaks that make up much of Sutton Bay’s landscape create an assortment of coulees with cattail bottoms, perfect lairs to hide the shifty late-season pheasants. —

Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Phosphorous fuels algal blooms, and once unleashed into the Everglades, allows plants such as cattails to choke out natural vegetation. —

Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for cattail