reed ![](images/dict/r/reed.gif)
reed [reed reeds reeded reeding] BrE [riːd] NAmE [riːd] noun ![](img/dict/f/z_plantlabels_plants_comp.jpg) 1. a tall plant like grass with a hollow ↑stem that grows in or near water •reed beds (= where they grow) •The edge of the lake was fringed with reeds. ![](img/dict/f/z_countryside_labels_comp.jpg) 2. a small thin piece of ↑cane, metal or plastic in some musical instruments such as the ↑oboe or the ↑clarinet that moves very quickly when air is blown over it, producing a sound Word Origin: Old English hrēod, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch riet and German Ried.
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