"cattail" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkatˌtāl/ [US] Forms: cattail [singular], cattails [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A cattail is a wetland plant with brownish compact spikes.
    Sense id: simple-cattail-en-noun-ES72~ror
     
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          "text": "Young cattail stems can be eaten in salads or as a green vegetable; even the yellow pollen is edible."
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