reed
/rid/ n [C]Definition
› a type of tall, stiff grass that grows near water › A reed is also a thin strip of wood in some musical instruments, such as the clarinet or oboe, that produces sound when air is blown over it.
(Definition of reed n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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