Plural of cattail; multiple tall wetland plants with fuzzy brown flower spikes, often forming dense stands in marshes and pond edges.
Simple plural formation of cattail (cat + tail). The word's prevalence in English literature increased during the 19th century as naturalists documented North American wetland ecosystems.
A single cattail colony can cover acres of wetland, and each plant's seed head can release hundreds of thousands of fluffy seeds that float on the wind—it's like the plant invented its own parachute system!
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