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cattail.

Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæt.teɪl/
  1. Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.

    US · historical
  2. A cat-o'-nine-tails.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English cattal, cattyle (also as cattestail), equivalent to cat + tail.

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