'Flowering rush' definitions:

Definition of 'Flowering rush'

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  • Rush \Rush\, n. [OE. rusche, rische, resche, AS. risce, akin to LG. rusk, risch, D. & G. rusch; all probably fr. L. ruscum butcher's broom; akin to Goth. raus reed, G. rohr.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Some species are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats, and the pith is used in some places for wicks to lamps and rushlights. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The merest trifle; a straw. [1913 Webster]
  • John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
  • Bog rush. See under Bog.
  • Club rush, any rush of the genus Scirpus.
  • Flowering rush. See under Flowering.
  • Nut rush (a) Any plant of the genus Scleria, rushlike plants with hard nutlike fruits. (b) A name for several species of Cyperus having tuberous roots.
  • Rush broom, an Australian leguminous plant ({Viminaria denudata}), having long, slender branches. Also, the Spanish broom. See under Spanish.
  • Rush candle, See under Candle.
  • Rush grass, any grass of the genus Vilfa, grasses with wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets.
  • Rush toad (Zool.), the natterjack.
  • Scouring rush. (Bot.) Same as Dutch rush, under Dutch.
  • Spike rush, any rushlike plant of the genus Eleocharis, in which the flowers grow in dense spikes.
  • Sweet rush, a sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc. (Andropogon schoenanthus), used in Oriental medical practice.
  • Wood rush, any plant of the genus Luzula, which differs in some technical characters from Juncus. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Flowering rush'

From: GCIDE
  • Flowering \Flow"er*ing\, a. (Bot.) Having conspicuous flowers; -- used as an epithet with many names of plants; as, flowering ash; flowering dogwood; flowering almond, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Flowering fern, a genus of showy ferns (Osmunda), with conspicuous bivalvular sporangia. They usually grow in wet places.
  • Flowering plants, plants which have stamens and pistils, and produce true seeds; phenogamous plants; -- distinguished from flowerless plants.
  • Flowering rush, a European rushlike plant ({Butomus umbellatus}), with an umbel of rosy blossoms. [1913 Webster]