- cattail - tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
--1 is a kind of marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
--1 is a member of Typha, genus Typha
--1 has particulars:cat's-tail, bullrush, bulrush, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia; lesser bullrush, narrow-leaf cattail, narrow-leaved reedmace, soft flag, Typha angustifolia