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Meaning of bulrush

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bulrush
      n 1: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode
           when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long
           flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of
           North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn:
           {cat's-tail}, {bullrush}, {bulrush}, {nailrod}, {reed
           mace}, {reedmace}, {Typha latifolia}]
      2: tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia,
         Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America [syn:
         {bulrush}, {bullrush}, {common rush}, {soft rush}, {Juncus
         effusus}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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