cat's tail

/ˈkætsˌteɪl/
noun
  1. A plant with a long, dense, cylindrical flower spike, especially a cattail or bulrush.
    • Children love to pick the brown tops of cat's-tail growing near the marsh.
    • The pond was surrounded by tall cat's-tail plants swaying in the breeze.
    • We used dried cat's-tail leaves to weave a small basket.
  2. The flower spike of such a plant.
    • Each cat's-tail is made up of hundreds of tiny flowers.
    • The fluffy seeds of the cat's-tail scattered across the field.
    • She brought home a cat's-tail to put in a vase on the windowsill.
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