bulrush Synonyms
Another word for bulrush
• noun (Context 1)
A tall wetland plant with long, flat leaves and a distinctive, dark brown, sausage-shaped flowering head; known elsewhere as a cattail.
"The children gathered bulrushes from the marshy banks of the river to use in their autumn display."
• noun (Context 2)
Any of various tall, grass-like sedges of the genus Scirpus or related genera, typically found growing in wetlands, marshes, or shallow water.
"The conservationists planted bulrushes along the edge of the pond to prevent soil erosion and provide habitat for nesting waterfowl."
• noun (Context 3)
The papyrus plant, most famously referenced in the biblical story of the infant Moses being hidden in a basket woven from its stems.
"According to the Book of Exodus, Jochebed placed her son in an ark of bulrushes to save him from the Pharaoh's decree."