Noun: common reed kó-mun reed
- Tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
"Native Americans traditionally used common reed to make arrow shafts";
- ditch reed, carrizo, Phragmites communis
Derived forms: common reeds
Type of: reed
Part of: genus Phragmites, Phragmites
Encyclopedia: Common reed