GENUS PHRAGMITES Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase genus phragmites. (close relations)
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| phragmites | nounn | |||||
noun • reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions | ||||||
| cane | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a stick that people can lean on to help them walk • a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane • a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment verb • beat with a cane | ||||||
| reed | nounn | |||||
noun • United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920) • tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites • a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it • United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) • a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed | ||||||
| common reed | ||||||
noun • tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts | ||||||
