Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rhizomatous perennial reed (Phragmites australis) found worldwide, having a very tall stem with a large purplish inflorescence and often forming dense stands in wetlands.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of grasses of the tribe Festuceæ and subtribe Arundineæ, distinguished from its relative Arundo by spikelets with the lowest flower staminate or sterile.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
perennial reeds , of the genus Phragmites, found inwetlands .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Ward is also concerned about outbreaks of a common reed grass, called phragmites australis, which can be seen along the Lake Michigan shoreline near the Manitowoc Marina.
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The Parks Dept. is currently eliminating invasive species, namely phragmites, porcelain berries and mugwarts, which Gunther said decreases biodiversity.
Queens Tribune 2010
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Ward is also concerned about outbreaks of a common reed grass, called phragmites australis, which can be seen along the Lake Michigan shoreline near the Manitowoc Marina.
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Environmental experts said that the plants known as phragmites will slowly strangle the
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Development of methods to control the highly invasive plants known as phragmites on both public and private property
ENS 2009
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Included will be instruction on how to control invasive reed grass, or phragmites, which is an increasing problem along waterfronts in the area.
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Scattered, wet, clayey depressions support marsh vegetation such as phragmites, cattails, and wild rice; wild rice is much more common than in the marshes of northern New Jersey in Ecoregion 58, 64, and 67.
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All of the three priority areas may not receive treatment this year due to limited funding and high concentrations in those areas of invasive plants such as phragmites and saltcedar.
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Loved to learn about zebra mussels and phragmites in class when we did invasive species.
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Loved to learn about zebra mussels and phragmites in class when we did invasive species.
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