cattail

From Middle English cattal, cattyle (also as cattestail), equivalent to cat +‎ tail.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæt.teɪl/ A rare example of gemination in English.

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cattail (plural cattails)

1. (US, historically, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire) Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
2. A cat-o'-nine-tails.

• (herb in Typha): bulrush, reedmace

• catstail

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