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bulrush

  (bʊl'rŭsh') pronunciation
n.
  1. Any of various aquatic or wetland herbs of the genus Scirpus, having grasslike leaves and usually clusters of small, often brown spikelets.
  2. Any of several wetland plants of similar aspect, such as the papyrus and the cattail.

[Middle English bulrish : perhaps alteration (influenced by bule, bull) of bole, stem; see bole1 + rish, rush; see rush2.]


 
 

A wild plant common in ponds and marshes (correctly the false bulrush or common reedmace, Typha latifolia). The young sprouts and shoots can be eaten in salads, the pollen is used as a flavouring, and the roots and unripe flower heads may be boiled as a vegetable.

 

Any of the annual or perennial grasslike plants constituting the genus Scirpus, especially S. lacustris, in the sedge family, that bear solitary or much-clustered spikelets. Bulrushes grow in wet locations, including ponds, marshes, and lakes. Their stems are often used to weave strong mats, baskets, and chair seats. Bulrushes may act as a filter, absorbing poisonous metals and toxic microorganisms, thus helping to reduce water pollution. In Britain, the term bulrush refers to either of two cattails (Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia).

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ornithogalum conicum subsp. conicum.

 
Wikipedia: bulrush (disambiguation)

Bulrush may refer to:

  • Cyperus papyrus, a monocot belonging to the sedge family Poales
  • Bullrush, was the designation of the Task Force led by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit from September 2006 until June 2007 as operated in AO Mobile in Al Anbar Province Iraq.
  • Bullrush, the Australian and New Zealand term for British Bulldogs (game), a game normally played by children.



 
Translations: Translations for: Bulrush

Dansk (Danish)
n. - dunhammer

Nederlands (Dutch)
bies, papyrus, kattenstaart

Français (French)
n. - jonc

Deutsch (German)
n. - (bot.) Binse, Rohrkolben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βούρλο

Italiano (Italian)
giunco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - junco (m) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
камыш

Español (Spanish)
n. - anea espadaña

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - säv, kaveldun, papyrus

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
芦苇, 纸草, 香蒲

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 蘆葦, 紙草, 香蒲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 갈대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フトイ, ガマ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بردي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אגמון, צמח דמוי קנה-סוף המשמש לאריגה, צמח פפירוס‬


 
 

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