phragmite
phragmite noun: synonym of phragmites (“reed”).
Noun
phragmite (plural phragmites)
- Synonym of phragmites (“reed”).
- […] phragmite reeds and grasses near the edges.1947, Royal Entomological Society of London, page 20
- […] phragmite beds around the country will turn up other instances of this behavior. A word of advice : Start looking before the new green reeds begin sprouting, as it is very difficult to find the nests as the growth becomes denser.1993, Bird Watcher's Digest, volume 16, page 8
- Synonyms:
- phragmites
Examples of phragmite in a sentence
- [She saw a] reed, a phragmite, at Thea's end, its plumed head bent toward the water.2002, Raine Zygmunt, The She-Wood, page 24:
- […] phragmite reeds, sloping down from a center pole, supported by a circular frame of slender alder poles lashed together.2011, Jean M. Auel, The Land of Painted Caves (with Bonus Content), page 634
- If an applicant plants enough of these, it counteracts the building." She handed the phragmite to me." You can keep that.2024, Elizabeth Castellano, Save What's Left: A Novel, page 96:
Synonyms of phragmite
Forms of phragmite
| plural | phragmites |
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Questions about phragmite
- What does phragmite mean?
- Phragmite means synonym of phragmites (“reed”).
- How do you use phragmite in a sentence?
- [She saw a] reed, a phragmite, at Thea's end, its plumed head bent toward the water.
- What part of speech is phragmite?
- Phragmite is a noun.
- What is the plural of phragmite?
- The plural of phragmite is phragmites.
Words near phragmite in the dictionary
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