current
LEO-entries:
Dictionary: Rohrkolben• cattail [bot.] = der Rohrkolben
wiss.: Typha latifolia, Typha angustifolia• reed mace [bot.] = der Rohrkolben
wiss.: Typha latifolia• bulrush
also: bullrush (Brit.) [bot.] = der Rohrkolben
wiss.: Typha latifolia, Typha angustifoliaNOTE: This proposal suggests CHANGES to the current LEO-entries:
• cattail
also: cat’s tail, cat-tail [bot.] = der Rohrkolben
wiss.: Typha (Gattung)• reed mace [bot.] = der Rohrkolben
wiss.: Typha (Gattung)• bulrush
also: bullrush
[] [bot.] = der Rohrkolben
wiss.: Typha (Gattung)JUSTIFICATION: “cattail”, “reed mace”, “bulrush”, & “Rohrkolben” are all general terms appropriately applied to
all species in the genus
Typha.
Typha latifolia is the
broad-leaved cattail,
common cattail,
greater bulrush, &
greater reed mace, while
Typha angustifolia is the
narrow-leaved cattail,
lesser reed mace, &
lesser bulrush. Also, there is no consistent authority that “bulrush” or “bullrush” is strictly or even predominantly British, or that the various forms of “cattail” are strictly or predominantly American or Canadian.
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cattailcat•tail noun \ˈkat-ˌtāl\
: a tall plant that has long flat leaves and that grows in wet areas
Full Definition of CATTAIL
: any of a genus (
Typha of the family Typhaceae, the cattail family) of tall reedy marsh plants with brown furry fruiting spikes; […]
[…]
First Known Use of CATTAIL
1548
[…]
cattail noun (Concise Encyclopedia)
Any of the tall reedy marsh plants (see reed) that bear brown, furry fruiting spikes and make up the genus
Typha (family Typhaceae), […]. Cattails are found mainly in temperate and cold regions of the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Important to wildlife, they are also often cultivated ornamentally as pond plants and for dried-flower arrangements. The leaves, which swell when wet, are used for caulking cracks in barrels and boats.
http://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?...cat•tail (kăttāl′)
n.
Any of various perennial herbs of the genus
Typha, widespread in marshy places and having long straplike leaves and a dense cylindrical cluster of minute flowers and fruits. Also called
reed mace.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/...cat’s tailLine breaks: cat's tail
(also
cattail)
NOUN
A plant with long, thin parts suggestive of cats’ tails, in particular:
● the
reed mace.
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/e...cat-tail or
cattailDefinitions
noun
(Canadian)
another word for
bulrushhttp://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TYPHATypha L.
Cattailhttp://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/...bulrushLine breaks: bul|rush
Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlrʌʃ /
(also
bullrush)
NOUN
1 A tall reed-like water plant with strap-like leaves and a dark brown velvety cylindrical head of numerous tiny flowers. Also called
reed mace.
Genus
Typha, family Typhaceae: several species, […]
[…]
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/e...bulrush (ˈbʊlˌrʌʃ)
Definitions
noun
[…]
2. a popular name for
reed mace (sense 1)
[…]
Word Origin
C15 […]; sense 2 derived from the famous painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912), Dutch-born English painter, of the finding of the infant Moses in the “bulrushes” — actually reed mace
http://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?...bul•rush (blrŭsh′)
n.
[…]
2. Any of several wetland plants of similar aspect, such as the papyrus and the
cattail.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/...reed maceLine breaks: reed mace
NOUN
another term for
bulrush ( sense 1).
http://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?...reed macen.
See
cattail.
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=...• S: (n)
Typha, genus
Typha (
reed maces;
cattails)
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http://www.floraweb.de/pflanzenarten/systemat...Familie Typhaceae Juss.; Rohrkolbengewächse
Gattung
Typha L.;
Rohrkolben----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Typha angustifolia L.,
Schmalblättriger RohrkolbenTypha latifolia L.,
Breitblättriger RohrkolbenTypha laxmannii Lepech.,
Laxmanns RohrkolbenTypha minima Funck,
Zwerg-RohrkolbenTypha shuttleworthii W. D. J. Koch & Sond.,
Shuttleworth-Rohrkolbenhttp://www.blumeninschwaben.de/Einkeimblaettr...Gattung:
Rohrkolben (
Typha)
http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Familien/T...Typha ¦
Rohrkolbenhttp://www.wissen.de/rechtschreibung/rohrkolbenRohr|kol|ben 〈m. 7〉 schilfähnliche Sumpfpflanze, deren Blüten in einem braunen, walzenförmigen Kolben angeordnet sind
http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/RohrkolbenRohrkolben, der
[…]
Bedeutung
besonders am Rand von Gewässern wachsende Pflanze mit langen, schmalen Blättern und braunem Kolben an hohem rohrförmigem Schaft