Bulrush

Alternative forms

• bullrush

Origin

Full definition of bulrush

Noun

1. Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the family Cyperaceae (the sedges):
1. (Americas) Sedges in the genera or (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
2. (UK) Cattails or reedmace, in the genus
3. (biblical) A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus, .

Related terms

• rush