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cattail

/ˈkæt.teɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
cat-tail
IPA
/ˈkæt.teɪl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.

American usage

noun

A cat-o'-nine-tails.

Etymology

From Middle English cattal, cattyle (also as cattestail), equivalent to cat + tail.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cattails (plural)

Phrases

broadleaf cattail Cape cattail Caspian cattail cattail borer moth cattail caterpillar cattail conehead cattail flash-train firefly cattail grass

Frequently Paired Words

catstail

Synonyms

bulrush reedmace

Rhymes With

rattail

Questions

How do you pronounce cattail?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæt.teɪl/.
What does cattail mean?
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
Where does cattail come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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