单词 | pool rush |
释义 | > as lemmaspool rush pool rush n. rare (a) the clubrush, Scirpus lacustris (cf. pole rush n. at pole n.1 Compounds 2, ); (b) the reed mace, Typha latifolia (cf. bulrush n.). ΚΠ 1907 N.E.D. at Pool sb. Pool-rush, the Bulrush, Scirpus lacustris; sometimes erroneously, Typha latifolia. 1940 R. Gibbings Sweet Thames run Softly iv. 27 The true bulrush, pool rush, or blue rush is the tall slender wand..with a little feathery tuft near its tip. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) IV. 2174/2 The name ‘Bulrush’ has now become popularly associated with this species [sc. Typha latifolia], although it is used in books mostly for the Pool-rush Scirpus lacustris. < as lemmas |
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