ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
also moses-in-the-bulrushes ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: so called from the infant Moses' having been placed by his mother in an ark made of bulrushes on the edge of a river to escape death by the Egyptians (Exod 2:3)
: oyster plant 3