Noun: carrizo
- Tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
"Carrizo reeds lined the marsh edges";
- ditch reed, common reed, Phragmites communis
Derived forms: carrizos
Type of: reed
Part of: genus Phragmites, Phragmites
Encyclopedia: Carrizo, León