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Bulrush
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What's The Definition Of Bulrush?
[n] tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Bulrush: bullrush | cat's-tail | common rush | Juncus effusus | nailrod | reed mace | reedmace | soft rush | Typha latifolia Related Terms | Find terms related to Bulrush: See Also | cattail | genus Juncus | Juncus | rush Bulrush In Webster's Dictionary \Bul"rush`\, n. [OE. bulrysche, bolroysche; of uncertain
origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.] (Bot.)
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.
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