cattail

Signification (Anglais)

1. (US, Yorkshire) Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
2. A cat-o'-nine-tails.

Concepts

massette

quenouille

Synonymes

bulrush

reed-mace

papyrus

plant

🌱

reed

tule

Traductions

Typha latifolia

Typha

boga

espadaña

tifa

Rohrkolben

Katzenschwanz

boga

totora

espadaňa

ñisñil

التّيفا

büyük sukamışı

balca

balca de fulla estreta

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkæt.teɪl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: cattal

In summary

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