HyperDic: ditch_reed

English > 1 sense of the expression ditch reed:
NOUNplantditch reed, common reed, carrizo, Phragmites communistall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles
English > ditch reed: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts.
Synonymscommon reed, carrizo, Phragmites communis
Member ofPhragmites, genus Phragmitesreeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions
Broaderreedtall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera ... / genera Arundo and Phragmites
Spanishbejuco, carrizo, cisca
Catalancanyís, milloca, Phragmites communis, xisca

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