bulrush en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbʊlɹʌʃ/
Etymology
From Middle English bulrish, perhaps from bule (“bull”) (in the sense of "large") + rish (“rush”).
Meanings
- 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).
- Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.
- (qualifier:Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
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(Australia) Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga.
Explorers Eyre, Kreft, and George Moore all refer to the importance of bulrush starch in different parts of the continent.
2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 56:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullrush | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bulrushes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
green bulrush · bulrushy · bulrushlike · woolgrass bulrush · Olney's bulrush · seek a knot in a bulrush · chairmaker's bulrush · great bulrush · softstem bulrush
Relateds
rush · sedge · reed · papyrus · cattail
Translations (53)
gl canaveira (any of several wetland plants) · ro papură (any of several wetland plants) · mi wīwī (any of several wetland plants) · nl bies (any of several wetland plants) · mk шамак (any of several wetland plants) · mk рогоз (any of several wetland plants) · nys tanjil (any of several wetland plants) · izh glaisa (any of several wetland plants) · ang ēarisċ (any of several wetland plants) · bg папур (any of several wetland plants) · es totora (any of several wetland plants) · qu tutura (any of several wetland plants) · mk шавар (any of several wetland plants) · sh rogoz (any of several wetland plants) · gd luachair-bhog (any of several wetland plants) · ca boga (any of several wetland plants) · es anea (any of several wetland plants) · ja 油茅 (any of several wetland plants) · es gladio (any of several wetland plants) · egy H-Hn:n-i-M2 (any of several wetland plants) · cmn 藨草 (any of several wetland plants) · ru рого́з (any of several wetland plants) · kk өлеңшөп (any of several wetland plants) · mi raupō (any of several wetland plants) · ota قوغهلق (any of several wetland plants) · es boga (any of several wetland plants) · hu sás (any of several wetland plants) · cy llafrwynen (any of several wetland plants) · es enea (any of several wetland plants) · it giunco di palude (any of several wetland plants) · es aceña (any of several wetland plants) · pt junco (any of several wetland plants) · es espadaña (any of several wetland plants) · cy clwbfrwynen (any of several wetland plants) · ko 골풀 (any of several wetland plants) · gl espadana (any of several wetland plants) · fi kaisla (any of several wetland plants) · mi kāpūngāwhā (any of several wetland plants) · gl carrizo (any of several wetland plants) · he סוּף (any of several wetland plants) · la scirpus (any of several wetland plants) · sq xunkth (any of several wetland plants) · lut ʔulal (any of several wetland plants) · de Simse (any of several wetland plants) · pt taboa (any of several wetland plants) · pl sitowie (any of several wetland plants) · fr jonc (any of several wetland plants) · hu palka (any of several wetland plants) · vec bruła (any of several wetland plants) · hu gyékény (any of several wetland plants) · hu káka (any of several wetland plants) · fr scirpe (any of several wetland plants) · sq kallame (any of several wetland plants)