Noun: ditch reed dich 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 ditch reed to make arrow shafts";
- common reed, carrizo, Phragmites communis
Derived forms: ditch reeds
Type of: reed
Part of: genus Phragmites, Phragmites