tule
tule · tules
Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly…Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus
/ˈtuːli/
Meaning
2 senses(US)Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus
A type of chinook salmon which spawns in the Columbia River basin
Origin
From Spanish tule, from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“bulrush, sedge”).From Spanish tule, from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“bulrush, sedge”).
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Forms
plural: tulesSynonyms
5 synonymscommon tulehardstem tuletule rushhardstem bulrushviscid bulrush