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A tall grass (Phragmites australis) with far-creeping rhizomes, found almost everywhere; stout, erect stems 2–3 m/6–10 ft high; panicle nodding, soft, dull purple. It forms vast beds in swamps or shallow water, and is used for good-quality thatch. (Family: Gramineae.)

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Alfred Reed, American composer Alfred Hamish Reed, New Zealand author and publisher Andre Reed, American football player for the Buffalo Bills Carol Reed, British film director David P. Reed, mathematician and engineer Ishmael Reed, American poet, novelist and scholar Jack Reed, United States Senator from Rhode Island Jake Reed, former NFL wide receiver James Reed, NFL footballer James A Reed, Chief executive of Reed executive plc (the UK's largest recruitment consultancy) Jamie Reed, British politician Jimmy Reed, American blues singer John Reed (journalist) John Reed (actor), longtime principal comedian of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company John Reed Sr., John Reed Jr., U.S. politicians, father and son John F. Reed, former head of Citibank and chairman of the New York Stock Exchange Joseph Reed (jurist), Continental Congressman for Pennsylvania Joseph Reed (architect), 19th century Australian architect Josh Reed, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Lawrence Reed, president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy Lou Reed, American singer and songwriter Malcolm Reed, fictional British officer on the Enterprise Mike Reed, mathematician and UN director Myrtle Reed, an American author Oliver Reed, British actor Peyton Reed, American film director Ralph Reed (American Express), former CEO Ralph E. Reed, Jr., American political strategist and former head of the Christian Coalition Rex Reed, American film critic, author and actor Robert Reed, American actor Sam Reed, American politician and current Secretary of State for Washington Stanley Reed, U.S. Solicitor General and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Terence James Reed, British academic Thomas Brackett Reed, U.S. politician, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

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