Reedmace

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reed-mace \Reed"-mace`\ (r[=e]d"m[=a]s`), n. (Bot.)
     The cat-tail.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  reedmace
       n : 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 [syn: {cat's-tail},
            {bullrush}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reed mace}, {Typha
           latifolia}]