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reedbed.

Noun
Setting
MEANING

An area where reeds grow closely together, usually in shallow water or wet ground.

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  • dense reedbed
  • reedbed habitat

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The boat slipped behind the reedbed and disappeared from view.
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reedbed

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Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular reedbed; plural reedbeds. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.

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