tule en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtuːli/
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Etymology
From Spanish tule, from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“bulrush, sedge”).
Meanings
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(US) Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus
This consisted of a two-room house built of chittim poles, with no floor, a thatched roof of tules, and a windbreak of buffalo and cowhides to the north of it.
1964, John Hendrix, If I Can Do It Horseback: A Cow-Country Sketchbook, page 40:
- A type of chinook salmon which spawns in the Columbia River basin
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tules | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tule shrew · tule fog · in the tules · tule perch · tule elk
Synonyms
tule rush · hardstem bulrush · common tule · hardstem tule · viscid bulrush