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Typha

noun
Ty·​pha | \ ˈtīfə\

Definition of Typha

: a genus of tall erect herbs (family Typhaceae) that occur in fresh and salt marshes and have sword-shaped leaves and monoecious flowers in dense spikes with the staminate uppermost — see cattail

History and Etymology for Typha

New Latin, from Greek typhē cattail

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