reed

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

reed [reed reeds reeded reeding] BrE [riːd] NAmE [riːd] noun
1. a 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.
2. a 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

Word Origin:
Old English hrēod, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch riet and German Ried.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, vibrating reed, Reed, Walter Reed, John Reed