bulrush

== English == === Alternative forms === bullrush === Etymology === From Middle English bulrish, perhaps from bule (“bull”) (in the sense of "large") + rish (“rush”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʊlɹʌʃ/ Hyphenation: bul‧rush === Noun === bulrush (plural bulrushes) (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). Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha. (Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets. (Australia) Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga. [from 18th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== rush ==== Translations ==== === See also === cattail papyrus reed sedge === Further reading === bulrush on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cyperaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cyperaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons