Bulrush vs Reeds - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between bulrush and reeds

is that bulrush is any of several wetland plants, mostly in the family Cyperaceae (the sedges) while reeds is plural of lang=en.

* bullrush

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Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the family Cyperaceae (the sedges):

# (Americas) Sedges in the genera (formerly considered Scirpus ), having clusters of spikelets.

# (UK) Cattails or reedmace, in the genus

# (biblical) A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus, .

* ("bulrush" on Wikipedia) * (Cyperaceae) * (Cyperaceae)

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