tule
tule — noun
- tulesingular
- tulesplural
1. a tall plant with a long, thin stem that grows in thick groups in wet areas, esp
a tall plant with a long, thin stem that grows in thick groups in wet areas, especially in western North America
The tule grows in thick stands along the edges of rivers and lakes in California.
collocation: tule grows / thick stands
Native peoples of the region used dried tule stems to make mats and baskets.
material use: dried tule stems
A flock of red-winged blackbirds landed on the tall tule plants near the pond.
The Watanabe family walked along a trail through the tule marsh every Sunday morning.
- bulrush
more general term for similar plants; tule is a specific bulrush of western North America
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Often used in the plural (tules) to refer collectively to a group of these plants or to a marsh area where they grow. The singular tule is countable and refers to one individual plant.