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SOFT RUSH
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
Synonyms:
bullrush; bulrush; common rush; Juncus effusus; soft rush
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("soft rush" is a kind of...):
rush (grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems)
Holonyms ("soft rush" is a member of...):
genus Juncus; Juncus (type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes)