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(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English bulrish, perhaps from bule (“bull”) (in the sense of "large") plus rish (“rush”).

bulrush (plural bulrushes)

Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the family Cyperaceae (the sedges):
1. (Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus^{(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{taxlink}} with {{taxfmt}} if already defined. Add nomul=1 if not defined.)} (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
2. (UK) Cattails or reedmace, in the genus Typha
3. (biblical) A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).

Any of several wetland plants

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 # Any of several [[wetland]] [[plant]]s, mostly in the family [[Cyperaceae]] (the [[sedges]]):
-## {{lb|en|Americas}} [[sedge|Sedge]]s in the [[genera]] {{taxlink|Bolboschoenus|genus|noshow=1}} or {{taxlink|Schoenoplectus|genus|noshow=1}} (formerly considered ''[[Scirpus]]''), having clusters of spikelets.
+## {{lb|en|Americas}} [[sedge|Sedge]]s in the [[genera]] {{taxlink|Bolboschoenus|genus}} or {{taxlink|Schoenoplectus|genus}} (formerly considered ''[[Scirpus]]''), having clusters of spikelets.
 ## {{lb|en|UK}} [[cattail|Cattails]] or [[reedmace]], in the genus ''[[Typha]]''
-## {{lb|en|biblical}} A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the [[Nile]], which is believed to be the [[papyrus]], {{taxlink|Cyperus papyrus|species|noshow=1}}.
+## {{lb|en|biblical}} A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the [[Nile]], which is believed to be the [[papyrus]] (''[[Cyperus papyrus]]'').
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