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Noun: giant reed  jI-unt reed
  1. Large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery panicles
    "Giant reed forms dense stands along the riverbank";
    - Arundo donax

Derived forms: giant reeds

Type of: reed

Part of: Arundo, genus Arundo

Encyclopedia: Giant reed