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tall reed

tall reed noun: a tall species of reed, Phragmites karka, native to tropical Africa, Asia, and Australasia.

Noun

tall reed (countable and uncountable, plural tall reeds)

  1. A tall species of reed, Phragmites karka, native to tropical Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
    Synonyms:
    tropical reed

Synonyms of tall reed

Forms of tall reed

pluraltall reeds

Questions about tall reed

What does tall reed mean?
Tall reed means a tall species of reed, Phragmites karka, native to tropical Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
What part of speech is tall reed?
Tall reed is a noun.
What is the plural of tall reed?
The plural of tall reed is tall reeds.

Words near tall reed in the dictionary

  1. tall pocosin
  2. tall pocosins
  3. tall poppies
  4. tall poppy
  5. tall poppy syndrome
  6. tall reed
  7. tall reeds
  8. tall s
  9. tall ship
  10. tall ships
  11. tall stories

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