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canyís

Tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts.

        canyís
        1
        Between the road and the river a thick stand of carrizo cane.
        No country for old men
        2
        Where he reached the river it made a broad sweep out of a canyon and carried down past great stands of carrizo cane.
        No country for old men
        3
        ISS had earlier urged shareholders to vote against the original Callon-Carrizo merger.
        Reuters
        4
        Representatives for Houston-based Carrizo did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
        Reuters
        5
        Callon Petroleum offered to buy Carrizo in July in an all-stock deal.
        Reuters
        1
        Most predominant vegetation is the common reed.
        The new yorker
        2
        Vast spaces of country clear of timber were under water, and covered with the common reed [Note: Arundo phragmites.
        Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales