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bur reed — n. any of a genus (Sparganium) of the bur reed family, having grasslike leaves and hard, dry, prickly fruits … English World dictionary
bur-reed — [bʉrrēd΄] adj. designating a family (Sparganiaceae, order Typhales) of monocotyledonous marsh or water plants * * * … Universalium
bur-reed — [bʉrrēd΄] adj. designating a family (Sparganiaceae, order Typhales) of monocotyledonous marsh or water plants … English World dictionary
bur reed — noun marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Sparganium, ↑genus Sparganium * * * noun : any plant of the genus Sparganium having e … Useful english dictionary
bur reed — noun Date: 1597 any of a genus (Sparganium of the family Sparganiaceae) of herbaceous plants with globose fruits resembling burs … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Sparganiaceae — noun coextensive with the genus Sparganium • Syn: ↑Sparganiaceae, ↑bur reed family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Pandanales, ↑ord … Useful english dictionary
Reed — /reed/, n. 1. Sir Carol, 1906 76, British film director. 2. Ishmael (Scott), born 1938, U.S. novelist and poet. 3. John, 1887 1920, U.S. journalist and poet. 4. Stanley Forman /fawr meuhn/, 1884 1980, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S.… … Universalium
Reed (plant) — Reed is a generic botanical term used to describe numerous tall, grass like plants of wet places, often forming reed beds, including:;In the Poaceae (grass) family: * Common reed ( Phragmites australis Cav.), the original species named reed *… … Wikipedia
reed — reedlike, adj. /reed/, n. 1. the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, esp. of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places. 2. any of the plants themselves. 3. such stalks or plants collectively. 4. anything made from such … Universalium
reed — noun 1》 a tall, slender leaved plant of the grass family, growing in water or on marshy ground. [Genera Phragmites and Arundo: several species.] ↘used in names of similar plants growing in wet habitats, e.g. bur reed. 2》 a tall, thin,… … English new terms dictionary
