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Meaning of Bulrush | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbʊlɹʌʃ

Definitions

  1. A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
  2. Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.
  3. Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
  4. Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga.
    Australia

Equivalents

العربية ديس عشب البرك
Deutsch Rohrkolben Simse
Suomi kaisla
עברית אגם סוף
हिन्दी सरकंडा
日本語 かま
한국어 부들
Polski oczeret sitowie
Українська рогіз

Examples

“Explorers Eyre, Kreft, and George Moore all refer to the importance of bulrush starch in different parts of the continent.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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