Bulrush

Quick meaning: Bulrush is a noun meaning Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.

Meaning

Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.

More Meanings

1. (Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
2. (Australia) Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga.
3. (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).

Example Sentences

Explorers Eyre, Kreft, and George Moore all refer to the importance of bulrush starch in different parts of the continent.

Word Forms

• bulrushes
• bullrush

Synonyms for bulrush

Depending on context, synonyms include bullrush, reed mace, reedmace, nailrod.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reedmace, bullrush, reed mace, nailrod, tule, millet.

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