cattail
(noun) tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cattail (plural cattails)
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places
• (herb in Typha): bulrush, reedmace
• Attical
Source: Wiktionary
Cat"-tail, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A tall rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing in marshes, with long, glat leaves, and having its flowers in a close cylindrical spike at the top of the stem. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin.
Note: The lesser cat-tail is Typha angustifolia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
