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cattail en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkæt.teɪl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (US, historical) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

dwarf cattail · golden cattail sedge · cattail borer moth · cattail mosquito · cattail moth · cattail flash-train firefly · narrow-leaved cattail · Shuttleworth's cattail · cattail conehead · cattail caterpillar · cattail gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya var. lasiophylla( · cattail wren · graceful cattail · cattail toothpick grasshopper · cattail sedge · cattail grass · Caspian cattail · narrow-leaved cattail Diver Moth · oriental cattail · cattail millet · broadleaf cattail · Cape cattail · southern cattail · cattail-leaved lepironia

Relateds

catstail

Synonyms

bulrush (herb in Typha) · reedmace (herb in Typha)

Translations (48)

nv teeł (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · sv kaveldun (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · fo dúnkylva (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · grc τύφη (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · cmn 香蒲 (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · nn dunkjevle (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · ru рого́з (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · gl espadana (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · mfe vounn (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · ja 蒲 (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · nb dunkjevle (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · bg папу́р (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · cs orobinec (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · kla popas (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · hu gyékény (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · fr quenouille (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · pl pałka (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · es espadaña (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · tr hasır otu (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · ba ҡамыш (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · de Rohrkolben (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · fr massette (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · xal зегсн (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · eu lezka (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · it stiancia (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · ar بُرْدِيّ (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · tew awa (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · cy cynffon y gath (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · win wiicihu (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · lut ʔulal (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · ko 부들 (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · ro papură (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · la buda (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · fi osmankäämi (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · sh rogoz (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · nl kodde (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · ga coigeal (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · it tifa (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · eo tifao (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · he סוּף (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · la ulva (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · de Kolbenschilf (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · pt tifa (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · nl lisdodde (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · ca bova (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · ca balca (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · et hundinui (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha) · sk pálka (any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha)