1. Tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature, shedding large quantities of down
   "Children often play with the fluffy seeds of bulrushes in autumn";
   - cat's-tail, bullrush, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia
    
2. Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
   "Bulrushes line the edges of the pond";
   - bullrush, common rush, soft rush, Juncus effusus

Derived forms: bulrushes

Type of: cattail, rush

Part of: genus Juncus, Juncus

Encyclopedia: Bulrush