资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bulrush \Bul"rush`\, n. [OE. bulrysche, bolroysche; of uncertain
origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.] (Bot.)
A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.
Note: The name bulrush is applied in England especially to
the cat-tail ({Typha latifolia} and {T. angustifolia})
and to the lake club-rush ({Scirpus lacustris}); in
America, to the {Juncus effusus}, and also to species
of {Scirpus} or club-rush.
资料来源 : WordNet®
Juncus effusus
n : tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia,
Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America [syn:
{bulrush}, {bullrush}, {common rush}, {soft rush}]