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phragmites

/fɹæɡˈmaɪtiːz/

phragmites noun: any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands. Also the plural of phragmite.

phragmites: any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands
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Noun

phragmites (plural phragmites)

  1. Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.

Also used as

phragmites is also the plural of phragmite.

Forms of phragmites

pluralphragmites

Plural of phragmites: phragmites

Origin of phragmites

From Latin phragmītēs, from Ancient Greek φραγμίτης (phragmítēs).

Questions about phragmites

What does phragmites mean?
Phragmites means any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
What part of speech is phragmites?
Phragmites is a noun.
How do you pronounce phragmites?
Phragmites is pronounced /fɹæɡˈmaɪtiːz/.
What is the plural of phragmites?
The plural of phragmites is phragmites.

Words near phragmites in the dictionary

  1. phragmalins
  2. phragmas
  3. phragmata
  4. phragmidiaceous
  5. phragmite
  6. phragmites
  7. phragmo-
  8. phragmobasidia
  9. phragmobasidial
  10. phragmobasidiate
  11. phragmobasidium

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