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cattails

cattails is the plural of cattail.

Meaning of cattail

Noun

cattail (plural cattails)

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

Questions about cattails

What is cattails the plural of?
Cattails is the plural of cattail.

Words near cattails in the dictionary

  1. Catt
  2. cattabu
  3. cattabus
  4. Cattai
  5. cattail
  6. cattails
  7. Cattal
  8. cattalo
  9. cattaloes
  10. cattalos
  11. cattamaran

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