Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun typha_latifolia

1 sense of typha latifolia

Sense 1
cat's-tail, bullrush, bulrush, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia -- (tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa)
       => cattail -- (tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes)