[noun] tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
[noun] United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920) Synonyms: Reed, John Reed
[noun] United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) Synonyms: Reed, Walter Reed
[noun] a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece" Synonyms: vibrating
[noun] a musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed Synonyms: beating- instrument
