PHRAGMITES


Meaning of PHRAGMITES in English

n.

Pronunciation: frag- ' m ī - ˌ t ē z

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phragmit ē s growing in hedges, from phragma fence, hedge, from phrassein to enclose

Date: 1877

: any of a genus ( Phragmites ) of widely distributed reeds with tall stems and large showy panicles resembling plumes

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