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bul·rush noun also bull·rush \ˈbu̇lˌrəsh\ Etymology: Middle English bulrysche, bolroysche, perhaps from bule bull + rysche, roysche, rusche rush — more at bull, rush 1. : any of several large rushes growing in wet land or water: as a. : a sedge of the genus Scirpus (especially S. lacustris) b. Britain : either of two cattails (Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia) c. : a common American rush (Juncus effusus) 2. in the Old Testament : papyrus • bul·rushy \-shē\ adjective |