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phrag en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹæɡ/ without æ-raising before /ɡ/
  • [ˈfɹʷæɡ] without æ-raising before /ɡ/
  • /ˈfɹeɪ̯ɡ/ Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada
  • [ˈfɹʷeɪ̯ɡ] Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada

Etymology

Shortening of Phragmites, genus of Phragmites australis.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Phragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass.
    • "Phrag is a monoculture that squeezes out all other species." The two phrag programs have been so successful that funding for similar-scale projects is targeting other locations in the tidelands. 2008, Jim Collins, “Connecticut Tidelands”, in Yankee Magazine, page 34:

Synonyms

common reed (Phragmites australis)