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