cattail

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English cattal, cattyle (also as cattestail), equivalent to cat +‎ tail. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkæt.teɪl/ A rare example of gemination in English. Rhymes: -æteɪl === Pronunciation === === Noun === cattail (plural cattails) (US; Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, historical) Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places. A cat-o'-nine-tails. ==== Synonyms ==== (herb in Typha): bulrush, reedmace ==== Derived terms ==== broadleaf cattail (Typha latifolia) Cape cattail (Typha capensis) Caspian cattail (Typha caspica) cattail borer moth (Bellura obliqua) cattail caterpillar (Acronicta insularis) cattail conehead (Bucrates malivolans) cattail flash-train firefly (Photinus consimilis) cattail grass (Setaria pumila) cattail gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya var. lasiophylla( cattail-leaved lepironia (Lepironia articulata) cattail millet (Cenchrus americanus) cattail mosquito (Coquillettidia perturbans) cattail moth (Ctenucha vittigera) cattail sedge (Carex typhina) cattail toothpick grasshopper (Leptysma marginicollis) cattail wren (Cistothorus palustris) dwarf cattail (Typha minima) golden cattail sedge (Carex aureolensis) graceful cattail (Typha laxmannii) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) narrow-leaved cattail Diver Moth (Bellura brehmei) oriental cattail (Typha orientalis) Shuttleworth's cattail (Typha shuttleworthii) southern cattail (Typha domingensis) ==== Translations ==== === See also === catstail === References === “cattail”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. cattail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Typha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Typha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === Attical