bulrush
noun
bul·rush
ˈbu̇l-ˌrəsh
variants
or less commonly bullrush
: any of several large rushes or sedges growing in wetlands: such 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
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