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cattail
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cattail
(noun)
cattail
/
ˈ
kætˌteɪl/
noun
plural
cattails
cattail
/
ˈ
kætˌteɪl/
noun
plural
cattails
Britannica Dictionary definition of CATTAIL
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count
]
US
:
a tall plant that has long flat leaves and that grows in wet areas
—
called also
(British)
bulrush
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