Etymology

Roseau

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French roseau
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  1. French · borrowed fromroseau“reed”
  2. English todayRoseau

From French roseau (“reed”), originally named by French explorers for the river reeds found there.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.