REED

Definition

1. noun tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites.
2. noun United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917. — synonyms: John_Reed
3. noun United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902). — synonyms: Walter_Reed
4. noun a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it. — synonyms: vibrating_reed
5. noun a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed. — synonyms: beating-reed_instrument, reed_instrument