rush

¹rush

noun \ˈrəsh\

Definition of RUSH

: any of various monocotyledonous often tufted marsh plants (as of the genera Juncus and Luzula of the family Juncaceae, the rush family) with cylindrical often hollow stems which are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting mats

— rushy \ˈrə-shē\ adjective

Origin of RUSH

Middle English, from Old English rysc; akin to Middle High German rusch rush, Lithuanian regzti to knit

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

Rhymes with RUSH

blush, brush, crush, Cush, flush, gush, hush, lush, mush, plush, shush, slush, thrush, tush