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Definition of Ditch reed
1. Noun. Tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts.
Exact synonyms: Carrizo, Common Reed, Phragmites Communis
Group relationships: Genus Phragmites, Phragmites
Generic synonyms: Reed
Group relationships: Genus Phragmites, Phragmites
Generic synonyms: Reed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ditch Reed
Literary usage of Ditch reed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Guide to Knowledge. edited by William Pinnock (1833)
"Along the iront, and half way up the ditch, reed fences (C) are placed to lide
the decoy man and his dogs from the ducks; the end of the ditch is a tunnel ..."