…a tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family that grows in water or on marshy ground…
…(1906–76), English film director. His films include Odd Man Out (1947), The Third Man (1949), and the musical Oliver! (1968), for which he won an Oscar…
…(1884–1980), US Supreme Court associate justice 1938–57. A supporter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, he held various federal positions before being named to the Court…
…(1851–1902), US army surgeon. He proved that the yellow fever virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, is named for him…
…(1942-), US basketball player. A center for the New York Knicks 1964–74, he was the NBA’s most valuable player for the 1969–1970 season. He later coached various professional and college teams. Basketball Hall of Fame (1982)…
…an aquatic reedlike plant with rounded flower heads. Its oily seeds are an important source of winter food for wildfowl…
…a simple wind instrument made from a reed or with the sound produced by a reed…
…a reed with two slightly separated blades, used for playing a wind instrument such as an oboe or bassoon…
…a fast-growing perennial grass native to India that is a principal source for reeds used in musical instruments. In the US it threatens some native plant habitats because of its spreading and dispersal habits…
…a keyboard instrument similar to a harmonium, in which air is drawn upward past metal reeds to produce tones…
…a reed-like grass which grows in damp woods and marshes in temperate regions…
…the common reed, which is cultivated in eastern England for use in thatching…
…a Eurasian bunting that frequents reed beds and hedgerows, the male having a black head and white collar…
…used in names of plants similar to reeds, growing in wet habitats, e.g., bur reed…
…a tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family that grows in water or on marshy ground…
