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- Middle English · inherited fromcattal
- English todaycattail
From Middle English cattal, cattyle (also as cattestail), equivalent to cat + tail.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cattail
Today it means: Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places. Full definition →
Middle English cattal