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cooper's flag

cooper's flag noun: a plant, the cattail.

Noun

cooper's flag

  1. A plant, the cattail.

Origin of cooper's flag

So called because its long leaves were once placed between the staves of barrels to make them watertight.

Questions about cooper's flag

What does cooper's flag mean?
Cooper's flag means a plant, the cattail.
What part of speech is cooper's flag?
Cooper's flag is a noun.

Words near cooper's flag in the dictionary

  1. Cooper pairs
  2. Cooper test
  3. Cooper tests
  4. Cooper vane
  5. Cooper vanes
  6. cooper's flag
  7. Cooper's hawk
  8. Cooper's hawks
  9. Cooper's ligament
  10. Cooper's ligaments
  11. cooperability

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