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Bulrush   /bˈʊlrəʃ/   Listen
Bulrush

noun
1.
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: bullrush, cat's-tail, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia.
2.
Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America.  Synonyms: bullrush, common rush, Juncus effusus, soft rush.



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"Bulrush" Quotes from Famous Books



... sometimes think the Pussy-Willows grey Are Angel Kittens who have lost their way, And every Bulrush on the river bank A Cat-Tail from ...
— The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten • Oliver Herford

... black head-land, and then a wide, shallow arm of the sea. For a few minutes the glimmer of pale, crawling tides was everywhere beneath them,—then league on league of gray-green, sedgy marsh, interlaced with little pools and lanes of bright water, and crisscrossed with ranks of bulrush. The leader of the flock now stretched his dark head downward, slowing the beat of his wings, and the disciplined array started on a long decline toward earth. From its great height the flock covered nearly a mile of advance before coming ...
— The Watchers of the Trails - A Book of Animal Life • Charles G. D. Roberts

... capable of supporting the weight of one man. On the other hand, large balsas constructed for use in crossing the rough waters of the deeper portions of the lake are capable of carrying a dozen people and their luggage. Once I saw a ploughman and his team of oxen being ferried across the lake on a bulrush raft. To give greater security two balsas are sometimes fastened together in the ...
— Inca Land - Explorations in the Highlands of Peru • Hiram Bingham



Words linked to "Bulrush" :   genus Juncus, common rush, rush, Juncus, soft rush, cattail



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