Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
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Examples
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The same can't be said for the Department of Homeland Security's idea to eliminate the same stands of weed -- also known as carrizo cane -- by spraying it with the herbicide Imazapyr.
ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community 2009
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Border Patrol officials contend that an invasive plant called carrizo cane is blocking their view of the river and of Mexico, and making it harder to catch smugglers and people crossing illegally.
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Border Patrol officials contend that an invasive plant called carrizo cane is blocking their view of the river and of Mexico, and making it harder to catch smugglers and people crossing illegally.
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To the basic framework he attaches carrizo wheels and other geometric shapes at different levels, each laced with the assorted fire crackers, fountains and rockets he has concocted in days past.
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Starting with a sturdy center pole he crafts around it an intricate, maze-like structure with narrow strips of carrizo, a hardy local bamboo-related reed.
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He and his son both learned to distill mezcal the old fashioned way, using clay pots for receptacles, and carrizo (tall river reed, similar in appearance and functionality to bamboo) as the tubing required for the condensation and cooling processes.
Family tradition: five generations of mezcaleros in Matatlan, Oaxaca 2007
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Starting with a sturdy center pole he crafts around it an intricate, maze-like structure with narrow strips of carrizo, a hardy local bamboo-related reed.
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He and his son both learned to distill mezcal the old fashioned way, using clay pots for receptacles, and carrizo (tall river reed, similar in appearance and functionality to bamboo) as the tubing required for the condensation and cooling processes.
Family tradition: five generations of mezcaleros in Matatlan, Oaxaca 2007
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To the basic framework he attaches carrizo wheels and other geometric shapes at different levels, each laced with the assorted fire crackers, fountains and rockets he has concocted in days past.
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He and his son both learned to distill mezcal the old fashioned way, using clay pots for receptacles, and carrizo (tall river reed, similar in appearance and functionality to bamboo) as the tubing required for the condensation and cooling processes.
Family tradition: five generations of mezcaleros in Matatlan, Oaxaca 2007
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