cattail

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cattail

/ˈkæt.teɪl/

Rhymes with -æteɪl

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

noun cattails

US, historical Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
Similar: bulrush, reedmace
A cat-o'-nine-tails.

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noun any of several perennial herbs of the genus Typha

Español	espadaña
한국어	부들 budeul
日本語	蒲 gama
中文	香蒲 xiāngpú
Português	tifa
Français	massette, quenouille
Deutsch	Rohrkolben, Kolbenschilf
Italiano	stiancia, tifa
Română	papură
Русский	рого́з rogóz
العربية	بُرْدِيّ burdiyy
עברית	סוּף suf

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@misc{cattail_2026,
  title = {cattail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cattail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}