- 1a 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.
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- 2a 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
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