bulrush

noun4

1. •
   A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
2. •
   Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.
3. •
   Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
4. •
   (Australia) Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga.

   • Explorers Eyre, Kreft, and George Moore all refer to the importance of bulrush starch in different parts of the continent. — 2018