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bulrush

/bool-ruhsh/US // ˈbʊlˌrʌʃ //UK // (ˈbʊlˌrʌʃ) //

蒲草,蒲公英,苧麻草,苧麻

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the papyrus, Cyperus papyrus.
    • : any of various rushes of the genera Scirpus and Typha.

Examples

  • In the dens where dragons dwelt before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.

  • Susan Maples was the first to lay hold of the thick end of the bulrush, by which Harry led her across.

  • "Golly, but she's a gold dollar in a gold bank," remarked Jesse Bulrush warmly as he lurched into the street.

  • You don't mean that I was of more use than the nurse—than the future Mrs. Jesse Bulrush?

  • She was not, however, prepared to see Jesse Bulrush drive up with a buggy after breakfast and take Crozier away.