= plant with flexible stems, growing in rivers and marshes; |iScirpus|i*; produces much smoke when burning and used for making ropes; associated with humility
rush, bulrush
Classes
literally: palm branch and reed; hence: = people of all layers in the society, including those belonging to the nobility (i.e. the palm branch) and those that are part of the lower classes (i.e. the reed)
palm branch and reed, everyone, whether great or small
Cords
= a fairly thick cord formed by twisting or braiding several strands together; probably made out of rush fibers; used by hunters