| 释义 |
bul·rush
noun
also bull·rush \ˈbu̇lˌrəsh\
Etymology: Middle English bulrysche, bolroysche, perhaps from bule bull + rysche, roysche, rusche rush — more at bull, rush
1. : any of several large rushes growing in wet land or water: as
a. : a sedge of the genus Scirpus (especially S. lacustris)
b. Britain : either of two cattails (Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia)
c. : a common American rush (Juncus effusus)
2. in the Old Testament : papyrus
• bul·rushy \-shē\ adjective |