BULRUSH


Meaning of BULRUSH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also bull·rush ˈbu̇l-ˌrəsh

Etymology: Middle English bulrysche

Date: 15th century

: any of several large rushes or sedges growing in wetlands: as

a. : any of a genus ( Scirpus, especially S. lacustris ) of annual or perennial sedges that bear solitary or much-clustered spikelets containing perfect flowers with a perianth of six bristles

b. British : either of two cattails ( Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia )

c. : papyrus

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.