bulrush, bullrush, common rush, soft rush, Juncus effusus
(noun) tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bulrush (plural bulrushes)
Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the family Cyperaceae (the sedges)
(Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
(UK) Cattails or reedmace, in the genus Typha
(biblical) A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
Source: Wiktionary
Bul"rush`, n. Etym: [OE. bulrysche, bolroysche; of uncertain origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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 club-rush (Scirpus lacustris); in America, to the Juncus effusus, and also to species of Scirpus or club-rush.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
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