BULRUSH


Meaning of BULRUSH in English

n. 1 = reed-mace (see REED(1)). 2 a rushlike water-plant, Scirpus lacustris, used for weaving. 3 Bibl. a papyrus plant.

[ perh. f. BULL(1) = large, coarse, as in bullfrog, bulltrout, etc. ]

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