English Explanatory Dictionary

bulrush

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
  2. Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.
  3. Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
  4. Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊlɹʌʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bulrush.wav

Word forms

bulrush bulrushes bullrush

Etymology

From Middle English bulrish, perhaps from bule (“bull”) (in the sense of "large") + rish (“rush”).

Related words

rush cattail papyrus reed sedge

Derived words

bulrushlike bulrushy chairmaker's bulrush great bulrush green bulrush Olney's bulrush seek a knot in a bulrush softstem bulrush woolgrass bulrush

Translations

Albanian: xunkth Albanian: kallame Bulgarian: папур Catalan: boga Dutch: bies Egyptian: H-Hn:n-i-M2 Finnish: kaisla French: scirpe French: jonc Galician: espadana Galician: canaveira Galician: carrizo German: Simse Hebrew: סוּף Hungarian: sás Hungarian: káka Hungarian: palka Hungarian: gyékény Ingrian: glaisa Italian: giunco di palude Japanese: イ Korean: 골풀 Latin: scirpus Lushootseed: ʔulal Macedonian: рогоз Macedonian: шамак Macedonian: шавар Māori: kāpūngāwhā Māori: raupō Māori: wīwī Nyunga: tanjil Old English: ēarisċ Polish: sitowie Portuguese: junco Portuguese: taboa Quechua: tutura Romanian: papură Russian: рого́з Scottish Gaelic: luachair-bhog Serbo-Croatian: rogoz Spanish: espadaña Spanish: gladio Spanish: anea Spanish: enea Spanish: boga Spanish: totora Spanish: aceña Ottoman Turkish: قوغهلق Venetan: bruła Welsh: clwbfrwynen Welsh: llafrwynen
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