Reed

biographical name

Walter 1851–1902 American army surgeon

Kids Definition

reed

noun

ˈrēd

1

a

: any of various tall slender grasses of wet areas that have stems with large joints

b

: a stem of such a grass

c

: a growth or mass of reeds

2

: a musical instrument made of the hollow joint of a plant

3

: a thin flexible strip (as of cane, wood, metal, or plastic) fastened at one end to the mouthpiece of a musical instrument (as a clarinet) or over an air opening (as in an accordion) and set in vibration by an air current (as the breath)