"catstail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catstails [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cattestail, equivalent to cat + -s- + tail. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cattestail}} Middle English cattestail, {{af|en|cat|-s-|tail}} cat + -s- + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} catstail (plural catstails)
  1. timothy grass (Phleum pratense) Categories (lifeform): Poeae tribe grasses Synonyms: cat's tail, cat's-tail Related terms: cattail

Inflected forms

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