Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: bullrush, cat's-tail, common rush, Juncus effusus, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, soft rush, Typha latifolia

See Also: cattail, genus Juncus, Juncus, rush

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