Main Entry: bul·rush

Variant(s): also bull·rush \ˈbu̇l-ˌrəsh\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English bulrysche

Date: 15th century

: any of several large rushes or sedges growing in wetlands: as a : any of a genus (Scirpus, especially S. lacustris) of annual or perennial sedges that bear solitary or much-clustered spikelets containing perfect flowers with a perianth of six bristles b British : either of two cattails (Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia) c : papyrus