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cattail

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkæt.teɪl/

noun

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

  1. Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
  2. A cat-o'-nine-tails.
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