bulrush
Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlɹʌʃ/
The English word “bulrush” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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).
- Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.
- Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
- Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga.
Etymology
From Middle English bulrish, perhaps from bule (“bull”) (in the sense of "large") + rish (“rush”).
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