Found 2 items, similar to reed mace.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: reed mace
reed mace
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,
reedmace,
Typha latifolia
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: reed mace
cattail
\cat"tail\, Cat-tail
\Cat"-tail\(k[a^]t"t[=a]l), n.
(Bot.)
A tall erect rush or flag (
Typha latifolia) growing widely
in fresh and salt marshes, with long, flat, sword-shaped
leaves, having clusters of small brown flowers in a dense
cylindrical spike at the top of the stem; -- called also
bulrush and
reed mace. The leaves are frequently used for
seating chairs, making mats, etc. See
Catkin.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Note: The
lesser cat-tail is
Typha angustifolia.
[1913 Webster]