1. a tall marsh plant with long narrow leaves and a thick brown cylindrical flower head

Examples

• The bullrushes swayed gently in the breeze along the pond’s edge.
• We collected bullrushes from the wetland for our nature craft project.
• The ducks nested among the thick bullrushes near the shore.
• Bullrushes provide important habitat for many wetland birds.
• The brown seed heads of the bullrushes released fluffy seeds in autumn.
• Children often mistake bullrushes for corn dogs because of their shape.