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bulrush

Syllables: bul·rush/ˈbʊlɹʌʃ/

bulrush noun: 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).

bulrush: a plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed...
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Noun

bulrush (plural bulrushes)

  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. (Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
  4. (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

bulrush meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

bulrush in Hindi

bulrush, reed, Typha
सरकंडा sarkaṇḍā

bulrush in Tamil

bulrush
நாணல் nāṇal, பன் paṉ

bulrush in Urdu

ناگرموتھا

bulrush in Kannada

ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಜೊಂಡು ಕಡ್ಡಿ, ಆನೆಜೊಂಡು

Forms of bulrush

pluralbulrushes
alternative formbullrush

Origin of bulrush

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

Words formed from bulrush

Phrases with bulrush

Questions about bulrush

What does bulrush mean?
Bulrush means 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).
What is bulrush in Hindi?
Bulrush in Hindi is सरकंडा (sarkaṇḍā). See Bulrush meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is bulrush?
Bulrush is a noun.
How do you pronounce bulrush?
Bulrush is pronounced /ˈbʊlɹʌʃ/.
What is the plural of bulrush?
The plural of bulrush is bulrushes.

Words near bulrush in the dictionary

  1. Bulow
  2. Bulows
  3. Bulpett
  4. Bulqan
  5. Bulqizë
  6. bulrush
  7. bulrushes
  8. bulrushlike
  9. bulrushy
  10. Bulsara
  11. bulse

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bulrush (page history and authors); सरकंडा (Hindi) (page history and authors); நாணல் (Tamil) (page history and authors); bulrush (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bulrush (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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