reed /riːd/ BrE AmE noun
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: hreod ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] a type of tall plant like grass that grows in wet places:
Reeds grew in clumps all along the river bank.
2 . [countable] a thin piece of wood that is attached to a musical instrument such as an ↑ oboe or ↑ clarinet , and that produces a sound when you blow over it