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bulrush

UK
/ˈbʌl.rʌʃ/
US
/ˈbʌl.rəʃ/

Translations

bulrushnoun
bulrushes
pl
UK
/ˈbʌl.rʌʃ/
US
/ˈbʌl.rəʃ/
The pond was surrounded by tall bulrushes.
Пруд был окружен высокими камышами.
The bulrushes swayed gently in the breeze.
Рогозы мягко покачивались на ветру.
Additional translations
тростник
осока
Synonyms
papyrus
cattail
reed
sedge
bulrushadjective
UK
/ˈbʊl.rʊʃ/
US
/ˈbʊl.rʊʃ/
Used attributively to describe objects made from or pertaining to bulrushes (e.g., bulrush mat).
bulrushesnoun

bulrush

bulrushes
pl
UK
/ˈbʌl.rʌʃ.ɪz/
US
/ˈbʌl.rəʃ.ɪz/
The bulrushes swayed gently in the breeze.
Тростник мягко покачивался на ветру.
The pond was surrounded by tall bulrushes.
Пруд был окружен высоким камышом.
Additional translations
осока
рогоз
Synonyms
sedge
cattails
reedmace
papyrus
rushes

Definitions

bulrushnoun
A tall, rush-like water plant of the sedge family, typically growing on the edges of lakes and rivers.
The bulrushes swayed gently in the breeze by the riverbank.
A type of papyrus plant, historically used in ancient Egypt for making paper.
The ancient Egyptians used bulrushes to create scrolls for writing.
Either of several tall marsh plants of the genus Typha, having long sword-shaped leaves and a dense cylindrical flowering spike; cattail.
In late summer the bulrush beside the pond was topped with brown, velvety spikes.
bulrushadjective
Made of, consisting of, or relating to bulrushes.
She sat on a simple bulrush chair near the fire.
bulrushesnoun
Tall, rush-like plants that grow in wetlands, often with cylindrical seed heads.
The pond was surrounded by a dense growth of bulrushes, providing a habitat for many birds.
A type of sedge, particularly those in the genus Scirpus, found in marshy areas.
The bulrushes swayed gently in the breeze, their brown tops nodding over the water's edge.
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