carrizo

noun

car·​ri·​zo

kəˈrē(ˌ)zō,

-(ˌ)sō

plural carrizos

1

: common reed

2

: giant reed

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, irregular from Latin caric-, carex reed grass, sedge

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