(a) A reed (esp., Arundo donax & Phragmites communis); (b) sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum); (c) a Javanese reed; prob., bamboo; (d) a fragrant reed of India and Persia.
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Surg. (a) An instrument for drawing blood or other matter out of the body, a cupping glass; ventose box
(b) a similar instrument used to apply suction to a body part without promoting bleeding;
(c)……
