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Definition of cat-tail word

noun cat-tail any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers. 1

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1425-75, cattail is from the late Middle English word cattestail. See cat, tail1

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