Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tall reed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: tal-l reed
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tall species of reed, Phragmites karka, native to tropical Africa, Asia, and Australasia.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

tall reeds (plural)

Synonyms

tropical reed

Questions

What does tall reed mean?: A tall species of reed, Phragmites karka, native to tropical Africa, Asia, and Australasia.

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