bulrushes
bulrushes is the plural of bulrush.
Meaning of bulrush
Noun
bulrush (plural bulrushes)
- 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.
- Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
- 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 of bulrushes
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Questions about bulrushes
- What is bulrushes the plural of?
- Bulrushes is the plural of bulrush.
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