giant reed

/ˌdʒaɪənt rid/
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Other forms: giant reeds

Definitions of giant reed
  1. noun
    large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery panicles
    synonyms: Arundo donax
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    type of:
    reed
    a tall woody perennial grass with a slender hollow stem especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
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