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common reed (Phragmites australis)
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Common reeds are growing thickly along the riverbank.
A bird built its nest in the thicket of reeds.
It is known that common reeds are useful for water purification in wetlands.
Since ancient times, common reeds have been used as a material for thatching roofs.
Pascal described humans as 'thinking reeds.'
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