Typha Latifolia

Definition: Typha Latifolia

Typha Latifolia

Noun

1. Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa.

Specialty Definition: Typha Latifolia

Domain	Definition
Botanical	Young roots serve as a vegetable; older roots may be ground to a flour. Stem bases are edible boiled or roasted. The cores of young shoots are edible raw. The pollen is used as flour. The pollen, mixed with water and salt, or ashes, is baked. The cores of flower spikes are edible raw or cooked. The seeds are edible roasted. The rhizomes are a favorite food of rodents. The interior pithy part may be eaten raw or boiled and may be ground up to form a flour. The leaves are used for floor mats, basketry, and caulking. The down from the female spikes is used for stuffing pillows, and the hairs on the seeds are an effective styptic. (references)
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Crosswords: Typha Latifolia

Non-English Usage: "Typha Latifolia" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (broad-leaved reed-mace, bulrush, Cattail, common cat-tail).

Anagrams: Typha Latifolia

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	Words within the letters "a-a-a-f-h-i-i-l-l-o-p-t-t-y"
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