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phragmites

phrag·mi·tes [ frag m teez ]


noun 
Definition:
 
invasive wetlands grass: an invasive reed of the grass family with stems that can grow as tall as 20 ft. (6 m), found around the world in marshes and wetlands. Genus Phragmites.

[Early 20th century. Via modern Latin< Greek phragmitēs "growing in hedges" < phragma "fence"]
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