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- Dictionaryreed/riːd/
noun
- 1. a tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground.
- 2. a weak or impressionable person: "the jurors were mere reeds in the wind"
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REED definition: 1. (the hollow stem of) any of various types of tall, stiff plants like grasses growing together in…. Learn more.
any of various tall grasses with slender often prominently jointed stems that grow especially in wet areas; a stem of a reed… See the full definition
A reed is a small piece of cane or metal inserted into the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument. The reed vibrates when you blow through it and makes a sound.
Reed definition: the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.. See examples of REED used in a sentence.
A reed is a woody plant with long, slender leaves. Reeds need a lot of moisture, and they usually grow in or near a marsh. The stalk of a reed plant is also called a reed, and it's from this stiff, wood-like material that reeds for certain musical instruments were first made.
(Definition of reed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) reed | Intermediate English. noun [ C ] us / rid / Add to word list. a type of tall, stiff grass that grows near water.
1. a. Any of various tall perennial grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, having hollow stems and large plumelike panicles and growing in wetlands. b. Any of several similar plants, such as the papyrus. c. The stalk of any of these plants. d. A collection of these stalks: reed for making baskets. 2.
reed. noun. /riːd/ a tall plant like grass with a hollow stem that grows in or near water. reed beds (= where they grow) The edge of the lake was fringed with reeds. Topics Plants and trees c1. Want to learn more?
noun. reeds. Any of various tall, slender grasses (esp. genus Phragmites), with plumelike inflorescences, growing in wet or marshy land. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any of several similar plants, such as the papyrus. American Heritage. The stem of any of these grasses. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
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