'Typha angustifolia' definitions:
Definition of 'Typha angustifolia'
(from WordNet)
noun
Reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia [syn: lesser bullrush, narrow-leaf cattail, narrow-leaved reedmace, soft flag, Typha angustifolia]
Definition of 'Typha angustifolia'
From: GCIDE
- Bulrush \Bul"rush`\ (b[.u]l"r[u^]sh`), n. [OE. bulrysche, bolroysche; of uncertain origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.] (Bot.) A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The name bulrush is applied in England especially to the cat-tail (Typha latifolia and {Typha angustifolia}) and to the lake club-rush ({Scirpus lacustris}); in America, to the Juncus effusus, and also to species of Scirpus or club-rush. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Typha angustifolia'
From: GCIDE
- cattail \cat"tail\, Cat-tail \Cat"-tail\(k[a^]t"t[=a]l), n. (Bot.) A tall erect rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing widely in fresh and salt marshes, with long, flat, sword-shaped leaves, having clusters of small brown flowers in a dense cylindrical spike at the top of the stem; -- called also bulrush and reed mace. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
- Note: The lesser cat-tail is Typha angustifolia. [1913 Webster]