English → Latin
“reed” in Latin
calamusa reed, cane; an object made from a reed, such as a reed pen, arrow, or fishing rod; a stalk, straw, bladeharundōa reed; a fishing rod; the shaft of an arrowcannaA reed, cane.; Anything made of reed or cane; reed-pipe, flute; gondola; windpipe.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reed
calamus (general term): arundo (long and strong): canna (small and thin; Vid: Col., 4, 33).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reed?
- The usual Latin words for “reed” are calamus, harundō, canna. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.