noun
reed
REED/riːd/
A tall grasslike plant that grows in wet places.
A tall reed bends in the breeze beside the pond.
Etymology
Old English hreod already named a reed or rush, so the wetland-plant meaning continues an inherited plant name. Related words are known within Germanic, but no cognates are known beyond it.
In context
Wherever there is a riverbank or wet ground, plant popppler cutings and reed thicket.
More examples
- Thick reeds grow along the muddy shoreline.
- Small birds build nests among the reeds.
- She cuts reeds to weave into a basket.
Forms
reed · reeds
reedy adjective — Covered with or full of reeds.
Similar words
- rush
- Usually has solid stems rather than hollow, jointed ones.
- cattail
- Names a wetland plant with distinctive brown, cylindrical flower spikes.