Thesaurus: bulrush
A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.
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Definitions
- n. A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.
- n. tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
- n. tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
- A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water. Note: The name bulrush is applied in England especially to the cat- tail (Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia) and to the lake rush">club-rush (Scirpus lacustris); in America, to the Juncus effusus, and also to species of Scirpus or club-rush.
- n:100 n. tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America