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HARDSTEM BULRUSH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems
Synonyms:
hardstem bulrush; hardstemmed bulrush; Scirpus acutus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hardstem bulrush" is a kind of...):
sedge (grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers)
Holonyms ("hardstem bulrush" is a member of...):
genus Scirpus; Scirpus (rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs)