reed mace
noun
1.
cattail
.
Origin
1540-50
British Dictionary definitions for
reed mace
reed mace
noun
1.
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
Typhaceae
See also
bulrush
(sense 2)
2.
a related and similar plant,
Typha angustifolia