Bulrush is an English word with synonyms like cattail or rush. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bulrush in a sentence
Bulrush meaning
- 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).
- Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.
- Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
Synonyms of Bulrush
Bulrush vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Bulrush
- The main meaning on this page is: 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). | Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha. | Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
- Useful related words include: bullrush, juncus effusus, soft rush, common rush.
- Possible Dutch translations are: bies.
Context around Bulrush
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bulrush
- In this selection, "bulrush" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chef and sedge stand out and add context to how "bulrush" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1940s the bulrush sedge was and pastries from bulrush chef owner. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bulrush" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bulrush
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Designed as the concept's hub, the cafe brings together coffee and coffee drinks from Blueprint Coffee and serves light bites and pastries from Bulrush chef-owner Rob Connoley. (29 words)
Not seen since the 1940s the bulrush sedge was thought to be dead and gone in New Brunswick, but a discovery over the summer puts the northern grass species back on the map. (33 words)
Not seen since the 1940s the bulrush sedge was thought to be dead and gone in New Brunswick, but a discovery over the summer puts the northern grass species back on the map. (33 words)
Designed as the concept's hub, the cafe brings together coffee and coffee drinks from Blueprint Coffee and serves light bites and pastries from Bulrush chef-owner Rob Connoley. (29 words)
Example sentences (2)
Designed as the concept's hub, the cafe brings together coffee and coffee drinks from Blueprint Coffee and serves light bites and pastries from Bulrush chef-owner Rob Connoley.
Not seen since the 1940s the bulrush sedge was thought to be dead and gone in New Brunswick, but a discovery over the summer puts the northern grass species back on the map.