bulrush
/ˈbʊlrʌʃ/(亦作bullrush)
noun
1
- a tall reed-like water plant with strap-like leaves and a dark brown velvety cylindrical head of numerous tiny flowers香蒲。亦称REED MACE.
1.1
- Genus Typha, family Typhaceae: several species, in particular Typha latifolia.香蒲属, 香蒲科：数种, 尤指宽叶香蒲。
3
- (in biblical use) a papyrus plant〈圣经〉纸草。
词源
late Middle English: probably from bull in the sense 'large or coarse'， as in words such as bullfrog.