basket rush

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basket rush (plural basket rushes)

  1. (California) A rush native to southern California, of species Juncus textilis, traditionally used by the local Indians to make baskets.
  2. Any of a number of rush-like plants (including sedges as well as rushes) used to make baskets elsewhere in the world.