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gama
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[がま()]
gama
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gama
kaba
[かば()]
kaba
kouho
[こうほ()]
kouho
kama
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[かま()]
kama
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kama
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gama

English Meaning(s) for がま

noun
  1. common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace

Definition and Synonyms for がま

Typha reed maces
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Bullrush tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down
Synonyms: がま
Cattail tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves
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Cattail cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
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Typha cattails
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Bullrush its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats
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Bullrush of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
Synonyms: がま

Categories がま is a member of

Cattail tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves
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Marsh Plant a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land
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Liliopsid Genus genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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Sample Sentences for がま

The ship was at the mercy of the waves.
The sailors were at the mercy of the weather.

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