tule
/ˈtuːli/
tule noun: any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus.
Noun
tule (plural tules)
- 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
Synonyms of tule
- common tule
- hardstem tule
- tule rush
- hardstem bulrush
- viscid bulrush
Forms of tule
| plural | tules |
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Origin of tule
From Spanish tule, from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“bulrush, sedge”).
Words formed from tule
- in the tules
- tule elk
- tule fog
- tule perch
- tule shrew
Phrases with tule
Words that rhyme with tule
Questions about tule
- What does tule mean?
- Tule means any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus.
- What part of speech is tule?
- Tule is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tule?
- Tule is pronounced /ˈtuːli/.
- What is the plural of tule?
- The plural of tule is tules.
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