Meaning
Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus
Etymology
Origin: Spanish
From Spanish tule, from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“bulrush, sedge”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
common tulehardstem tuletule rushhardstem bulrushviscid bulrush
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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