reed mace

noun

1. cattail.

reed mace

noun

1. See bulrush
   Also calledpopularlybulrushfalse bulrushcat's-tail a tall reedlike marsh plant, Typha latifolia , with straplike leaves and flowers in long brown sausage-shaped spikes: family Typhaceae See also bulrush
2. a related and similar plant, Typha angustifolia

Word History and Origins

Origin of reed mace¹

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

It feeds in July and August in stems of bur-reed (Sparganium), reed-mace, and yellow flag.

From Project Gutenberg

And he nodded in the direction of a patch of the tall, brown, poker-like flowers and leaves of the reed-mace.

From Project Gutenberg

So the burr reed, among the prettiest of all the upright plants growing out of the water, is not a reed, but a reed mace.

From Project Gutenberg