‖n. [ L., reed, also a sea fish, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo Donax), used for fishing rods, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery panicles, Syn. Arundo donax