noun
widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems
• Syn: ↑hardstemmed bulrush, ↑Scirpus acutus
• Hypernyms: ↑sedge
• Member Holonyms: ↑Scirpus, ↑genus Scirpus
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noun or hard-stemmed bulrush \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\ : a widely distributed No. American bulrush (Scirpus acutus) that has hard rigid olive green culms and a rather stiff panicle; also : any of several closely related bulrushes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.