Found 2 items, similar to Bulrush.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bulrush 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, 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: bullrush, common rush, soft rush, Juncus effusus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bulrush 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] ||