phragmites

noun phrag·mi·tes \frag-ˈmī-ˌtēz\

Definition of PHRAGMITES

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

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New Latin, from Greek phragmitēs growing in hedges, from phragma fence, hedge, from phrassein to enclose

First Known Use: 1877

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