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Origin of reed mace
First recorded in 1540–50
Words nearby reed mace
reed grass, reeding, reed instrument, Reedley, reedling, reed mace, reedman, reed organ, reed pipe, reed stop, reeducate
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British Dictionary definitions for reed mace
reed mace
noun
Also called: (popularly) bulrush, false bulrush, cat's-tail a tall reedlike marsh plant, Typha latifolia, with straplike leaves and flowers in long brown sausage-shaped spikes: family TyphaceaeSee also bulrush (def. 2)
a related and similar plant, Typha angustifolia
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