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cat's-tail vs cattail

cattail vs cat's-tail

cat's-tail and cattail both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cat's-tail Yes No No No
cattail Yes No No No
As nouns, cattail is a hypernym of cat's-tail; that is, cattail is a word with a broader meaning than cat's-tail:
  • cat's-tail: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
  • cattail: tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
cat's-tail (noun) cattail (noun)
tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
Difference between cat's-tail and cattail

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