bulrushnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbʊl.rʌʃ/us/ˈbʊl.rʌʃ/a plant with tall stems that grows near rivers and lakes
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Water & marsh plants, bushes & trees
- algae
- blue-green algae
- duckweed
- kelp
- lotus
- mangrove
- papyrus
- phytoplankton
- plankton
- reed
- reedy
- rice
- rush
- samphire
- seaweed
- spirogyra
- water lily
Examples from literature
- A line of green bulrushes fringed this spring.
- It stood alone beside a swamp bordered with alder thickets and tall bulrushes.
- The hut itself was hidden away in a little clump of swamp willows that grew upon a mound in the midst of a marshy plain, broken here and there by patches of reed and bulrushes.
- There were great banks of mud, out of which grew the bulrushes.
- Through the bulrush stems John heard their voices and laughter.