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Definition von bullrush im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Alternative spelling of bulrush
- A headlong rush into something, heedless of the danger
- bulrush
- any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water
- bulrush
- a tall plant that looks like grass and grows by water (Probably from bull + rush). Any of the annual or perennial grasslike plants constituting the genus Scirpus, especially S. lacustris, in the sedge family, that bear solitary or much-clustered spikelets. Bulrushes grow in wet locations, including ponds, marshes, and lakes. Their stems are often used to weave strong mats, baskets, and chair seats. Bulrushes may act as a filter, absorbing poisonous metals and toxic microorganisms, thus helping to reduce water pollution. In Britain, the term bulrush refers to either of two cattails (Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia)
- bulrush
- {n} a large rush growing near rivers
- bulrush
- Any of several wetland herbs, of the genus Scirpus, having clusters of spikelets; Any similar plant, such as papyrus
- bulrush
- A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water
- bulrush
- {i} papyrus (type of plant)
- bulrush
- 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
- bulrush
- tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
- lesser bullrush
- reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia
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bullrush
Etymologie
(noun.) 15th century. Middle English bulrysche.Resimler
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