bulrush

bulrush
cattail cat"tail, Cat-tail Cat"-tail(k[a^]t"t[=a]l), n. (Bot.) A tall erect rush or flag ({Typha latifolia}) growing widely in fresh and salt marshes, with long, flat, sword-shaped leaves, having clusters of small brown flowers in a dense cylindrical spike at the top of the stem; -- called also {bulrush} and {reed mace}. The leaves are frequently used for seating chairs, making mats, etc. See {Catkin}. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

Note: The {lesser cat-tail} is {Typha angustifolia}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Bulrush — or bullrush may refer to:Tall rush like wetland plants * Bulrush (in most modern usages of British English), Typha (reedmace or cattail) * Bulrush (in American English and older botanical usages in British English), one of several larger sedges,… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bulrush — [bool′rush΄] n. [ME bulryshe < bol, stem (see BOLE1) + rusche,RUSH2] 1. any of a number of marsh plants (genus Scirpus) of the sedge family, having slender, round or triangular, solid stems tipped with brown spikelets of minute flowers 2. Brit …   English World dictionary

  • bulrush — also bullrush, type of tall plant growing in or near water (in Biblical use, the Egyptian papyrus), mid 15c., bolroysche, from RUSH (Cf. rush) (n.); the signification of bull is doubtful …   Etymology dictionary

  • bulrush — (also bullrush) ► NOUN ▪ a reed mace or similar waterside plant. ORIGIN probably from BULL(Cf. ↑bull) in the sense «large, coarse» …   English terms dictionary

  • bulrush — /bool rush /, n. 1. (in Biblical use) the papyrus, Cyperus papyrus. 2. any of various rushes of the genera Scirpus and Typha. [1400 50; late ME bulrish papyrus, prob. BULL1 + rish RUSH2] * * * Any of the annual or perennial grasslike plants… …   Universalium

  • bulrush — UK [ˈbʊlˌrʌʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms bulrush : singular bulrush plural bulrushes British a tall plant that grows near water, with long thin leaves and a dark brown flower that looks like a stick …   English dictionary

  • bulrush — švendras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Švendrinių (Typhaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Typha). atitikmenys: lot. Typha angl. bulrush; cat’s tail; reedmace vok. Rohrkolben rus. рогоз lenk. pałka …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • bulrush millet — noun tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer • Syn: ↑pearl millet, ↑cattail millet, ↑Pennisetum glaucum, ↑Pennisetum Americanum •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bulrush millet — melsvoji soruolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos grūdinis, pašarinis kultūrinis augalas (Pennisetum glaucum), auginamas Afrikoje, pietų Azijoje; jo grūdai naudojami maistui. atitikmenys: lot. Chaetochloa glauca; Chamaeraphis …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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