cattail

n. 柔荑花, 香蒲

发音

US /ˈkæt.teɪl/

词形变化

cattails 复数 cattails

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.

    美国 历史
  2. 2.

    A cat-o'-nine-tails.

词汇关系

名词

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词源

From Middle English cattal, cattyle (also as cattestail), equivalent to cat + tail.

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