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cattail noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈkæt.teɪl/ us /ˈkæt.teɪl/ a plant like tall grass that grows in marshes(= very wet ground near a lake, a river, or the sea) and has flowers that form a brown spike(= narrow thin shape with a point at one end) at the top of the stem: After the first warm rain of the spring, peepers emerged on cattail stems and sang a high-pitched song all night. The river enters into an area of marsh that is full of bulrush and cattail. The root of the cattail can be made into flour or used as an ingredient in soup. The roadside shop sold baskets and place mats woven from cattail reeds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Water & marsh plants, bushes & trees algae algae bloom Andromeda bacopa bladderwort green alga gulfweed haidai kelp kingcup phytoplankton pickerel weed plankton pond life pond lily sea lettuce seagrass seaweed sedge sphagnum |