Associations to the word «Phragmites»

Wiktionary

PHRAGMITES, noun. Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
PHRAGMITES, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae   — many reeds.
PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae   — the common reed.

Dictionary definition

PHRAGMITES, noun. Reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats