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Reed bed — Reed beds are a natural habitat found in floodplains, waterlogged depressions and estuaries. Reed beds are part of a succession from young reed colonising open water or wet ground through a gradation of increasingly dry ground. As reed beds age,… … Wikipedia
reed bed — /ˈrid bɛd/ (say reed bed) noun a bank of soil submerged in water on which reeds grow. Also, reedbed …
reed bed treatment system — noun a method of purifying wastewater by passing it through a constructed wetland with reed beds …
reed bed — noun an area of water or marshland dominated by reeds … English new terms dictionary
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Woolhampton Reed Bed — is a 5.77 hectare (14.25 acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest in the civil parish of Woolhampton in the English county of Berkshire. The site was officially notified in 1985.The site is adjacent to the River Kennet and consists of dense reed … Wikipedia
Reed (plant) — Reed is a generic botanical term used to describe numerous tall, grass like plants of wet places, often forming reed beds, including:;In the Poaceae (grass) family: * Common reed ( Phragmites australis Cav.), the original species named reed *… … Wikipedia
reed — [ rid ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a tall thin plant that grows near water. Its stems can be used to make things. A place where a lot of reeds grow is called a reed bed. a ) only before noun made of reeds: a reed basket 2. ) count a thin piece of … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reed — UK [riːd] / US [rɪd] noun Word forms reed : singular reed plural reeds 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a tall thin plant that grows near water. Its stems can be used to make things. A place where a lot of reeds grow is called a reed bed. b) [only… … English dictionary
Reed (name) — Reed may be either a surname or given name.Reed as a surnameFamily name name = Reed image size = 50 caption = variations on red pronunciation = meaning = variant of Reid, which refers to reddish or ruddy facial complexion region = language =… … Wikipedia
