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n. - Tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles.

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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...
  • Between the road and the river a thick stand of carrizo cane.
  • Sandra Juarez uses carrizo leaves to make corundas, a regional variation of the tamale.
  • Jacal ... una casa muy humilde, generalmente de un solo cuarto, hecha de adobe o de carrizo y con techo de paja.
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