Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa. Synonyms:bullrush, cat's-tail, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia.
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Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America. Synonyms:bullrush, common rush, Juncus effusus, soft rush.
... away beneath the mud and bulrush leaves, and he couldn't see anything. He thought, "Pshaw! I've made a mistake." So he opened his mouth and let the little ... — Stories to Tell Children - Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling • Sara Cone Bryant Read full book for free!
... the streams were full of the fine plant which is popularly known by the name of bull-rush, or bulrush (Typha latifolia), but which ought by rights to be called the "cat's-tail" or "reed-mace." Of this plant it is said that a little girl, on seeing it growing, exclaimed that she never knew before that sausages grew on sticks. The teasel (Dipsacus) was abundant, ... — The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 • Various Read full book for free!
... swiftness bound her; a dizziness overcame her. Soon they were by a great pool of gloomy water—Wroxham Broad—where hern, wild duck, and the mast of the darkling boat brooded among bulrush; and now in three minutes more the brougham was sweeping over the lawn of a ... — The Lord of the Sea • M. P. Shiel Read full book for free!
... as farr as I was able to find, solid Cylindrical bodies, not pervious, like a Cane or Bulrush; nor could I find that they had any Pith, or distinction of Rind, or the like, such as I had observ'd in Horse-hairs, the Bristles of a Cat, the ... — Micrographia • Robert Hooke Read full book for free!
... sparrows pair. And the boys and girls gave guesses, And stalls in our street looked rare With bulrush and watercresses. ... — Browning's Shorter Poems • Robert Browning Read full book for free!
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