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 bBritish : either of two cattails (Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia) c: papyrus