SCIRPUS ACUTUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems

Synonyms:

hardstem bulrush; hardstemmed bulrush; Scirpus acutus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Scirpus acutus" is a kind of...):

sedge (grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers)

Holonyms ("Scirpus acutus" is a member of...):

genus Scirpus; Scirpus (rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs)