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reed vs common reed

common reed vs reed

reed and common reed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reed Yes No No No
common reed Yes No No No
As nouns, common reed is a hyponym of reed; that is, common reed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reed:
  • reed: tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
  • common reed: tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
reed (noun) common reed (noun)
a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
Difference between reed and common reed

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