bullrush

Other forms: bullrushes

Definitions of bullrush
  1. noun
    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: Typha latifolia, bulrush, cat's-tail, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace
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    type of:
    cattail
    tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
  2. noun
    tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
    synonyms: Juncus effusus, bulrush, common rush, soft rush
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    type of:
    rush
    grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
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