香蒲

[ noun ]
tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
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cattail \cat"tail\, Cat-tail \Cat"-tail\(k[a^]t"t[=a]l), n.
(Bot.)
A tall erect rush or flag ({Typha latifolia}) growing widely
in fresh and salt marshes, with long, flat, sword-shaped
leaves, having clusters of small brown flowers in a dense
cylindrical spike at the top of the stem; -- called also
{bulrush} and {reed mace}. The leaves are frequently used for
seating chairs, making mats, etc. See {Catkin}.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

Note: The {lesser cat-tail} is {Typha angustifolia}.