Bullrush vs. Bulrush — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bullrush and Bulrush
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Bullrush
(colloquial) A headlong rush into something, heedless of danger.
Bulrush
Bulrushes is the vernacular name for several large wetland grass-like plants in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). The name is particularly applied to several sedge family genera: Cyperus, the genus which includes the plant species likely referred to in the Biblical account of the Ark of bulrushes Scirpus, a genus commonly known as bulrushes in North America, which in previous circumscriptions has also included species now classified in the genera: Blysmus Bolboschoenus Scirpoides Isolepis Schoenoplectus TrichophorumOutside of the sedge family, the name is used for Typha, a genus in the family Typhaceae.
Bullrush
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
Any of various aquatic or wetland sedges chiefly of the genus Scirpus, having grasslike leaves and usually clusters of small, often brown spikelets.
Bullrush
Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
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Bulrush
Any of several wetland plants of similar aspect, such as the papyrus and the cattail.
Bulrush
Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the family Cyperaceae (the sedges):
Bulrush
(Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
Bulrush
(UK) Cattails or reedmace, in the genus Typha
Bulrush
(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 (Cyperus papyrus).
Bulrush
A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.
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
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