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bullrush

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bullrush

1
 n
tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
2
 n
tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bullrush
1

n tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa

Synonyms:
Typha latifolia, bulrush, cat's-tail, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace
Type of:
cattail
tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
2

n tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America

Synonyms:
Juncus effusus, bulrush, common rush, soft rush
Type of:
rush
grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
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