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woodrush

woodrush noun: any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Luzula, that have grass-like leaves.

woodrush: any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Luzula, that have grass-like leaves
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Noun

woodrush (plural woodrushes)

  1. Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Luzula, that have grass-like leaves.

Forms of woodrush

pluralwoodrushes
alternative formwood-rush
alternative formwood rush

Origin of woodrush

From wood + rush.

Words formed from woodrush

Questions about woodrush

What does woodrush mean?
Woodrush means any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Luzula, that have grass-like leaves.
What part of speech is woodrush?
Woodrush is a noun.
What is the plural of woodrush?
The plural of woodrush is woodrushes.

Words near woodrush in the dictionary

  1. Woodruff keys
  2. woodruffite
  3. woodruffs
  4. Woodrum
  5. Woodrums
  6. woodrush
  7. woodrushes
  8. woods
  9. woods colt
  10. woods colts
  11. Woods County

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