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Cattail vs Bulrush - What's the difference?

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Bulrush is a synonym of cattail.



As nouns the difference between cattail and bulrush

is that cattail is any of several perennial herbs, of the genus genus: Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places while bulrush is any of several wetland plants, mostly in the family Cyperaceae (the sedges).

cattail

English

(wikipedia cattail)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus , that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places

    • Synonyms

    * bulrush (''incorrectly ), (reed mace)

    See also

    * catstail

    bulrush

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bullrush

    Noun

    (es)
  • 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, .

    • Related terms

    * rush

    See also

    * cattail * papyrus * reed * sedge

    External links

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