MEANING
A tall wetland plant with long leaves and a dense, brown, cylindrical flower head.
Use it for
Wetland silhouettes, pond edges, and seasonal seed release.Supply a distinctive brown shape among green stems.
Words that belong together
- brown cattail head
- cattail marsh
- stand of cattails
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Cattails stood chest-high along the pond.
A red-winged blackbird balanced on a cattail.
By autumn, the cattail heads were shedding pale fluff.
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Word forms
- Base
- cattail
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Especially North American usage; bulrush can name the same plant in British usage, but also other wetland plants. Plural: cattails; Spelling: cat-tail, cat-tails
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