Scirpus

noun

Scir·​pus

ˈs(k)ərpəs,

ˈskir-

: a large genus of widely distributed annual or perennial sedges (family Cyperaceae) that bear solitary or much-clustered spikelets containing perfect flowers with a perianth of six bristles see bulrush, tule

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, rush, bulrush

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