Noun: nailrod
- Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature, shedding large quantities of down
"Children often play with the fluffy seeds of nailrods in autumn";
- cat's-tail, bullrush, bulrush, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia
Derived forms: nailrods
Type of: cattail
Encyclopedia: Nailrod