hardstem bulrush

noun

variants or hard-stemmed bulrush

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗-

: a widely distributed North American bulrush (Scirpus acutus) that has hard rigid olive green culms and a rather stiff panicle

also : any of several closely related bulrushes

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