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bulrush
(encz) | bulrush,papyrus n: Zdeněk Brož |
bulrush
(encz) | bulrush,rákos n: Zdeněk Brož |
Bulrush
(gcide) | Bulrush \Bul"rush`\ (b[.u]l"r[u^]sh`), n. [OE. bulrysche,
bolroysche; of uncertain origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.]
(Bot.)
A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name bulrush is applied in England especially to
the cat-tail (Typha latifolia and {Typha
angustifolia}) and to the lake club-rush ({Scirpus
lacustris}); in America, to the Juncus effusus, and
also to species of Scirpus or club-rush.
[1913 Webster] |
bulrush
(gcide) | cattail \cat"tail\, Cat-tail \Cat"-tail\(k[a^]t"t[=a]l), n.
(Bot.)
A tall erect rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing widely
in fresh and salt marshes, with long, flat, sword-shaped
leaves, having clusters of small brown flowers in a dense
cylindrical spike at the top of the stem; -- called also
bulrush and reed mace. The leaves are frequently used for
seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Note: The lesser cat-tail is Typha angustifolia.
[1913 Webster] |
bulrush
(wn) | bulrush
n 1: 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 [syn:
cat's-tail, bullrush, bulrush, nailrod, {reed
mace}, reedmace, Typha latifolia]
2: tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia,
Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America [syn:
bulrush, bullrush, common rush, soft rush, {Juncus
effusus}] |
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hardstem bulrush
(encz) | hardstem bulrush, n: |
hardstemmed bulrush
(encz) | hardstemmed bulrush, n: |
Bulrush
(gcide) | Bulrush \Bul"rush`\ (b[.u]l"r[u^]sh`), n. [OE. bulrysche,
bolroysche; of uncertain origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.]
(Bot.)
A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name bulrush is applied in England especially to
the cat-tail (Typha latifolia and {Typha
angustifolia}) and to the lake club-rush ({Scirpus
lacustris}); in America, to the Juncus effusus, and
also to species of Scirpus or club-rush.
[1913 Webster]cattail \cat"tail\, Cat-tail \Cat"-tail\(k[a^]t"t[=a]l), n.
(Bot.)
A tall erect rush or flag (Typha latifolia) growing widely
in fresh and salt marshes, with long, flat, sword-shaped
leaves, having clusters of small brown flowers in a dense
cylindrical spike at the top of the stem; -- called also
bulrush and reed mace. The leaves are frequently used for
seating chairs, making mats, etc. See Catkin.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Note: The lesser cat-tail is Typha angustifolia.
[1913 Webster] |
bulrush millet
(wn) | bulrush millet
n 1: tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and
Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for
forage; sometimes used in making beer [syn: pearl millet,
bulrush millet, cattail millet, Pennisetum glaucum,
Pennisetum Americanum] |
hardstem bulrush
(wn) | hardstem bulrush
n 1: widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive
green stems [syn: hardstem bulrush, {hardstemmed
bulrush}, Scirpus acutus] |
hardstemmed bulrush
(wn) | hardstemmed bulrush
n 1: widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive
green stems [syn: hardstem bulrush, {hardstemmed
bulrush}, Scirpus acutus] |
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