rush

English

/ɹʌʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
  • The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
  • The merest trifle; a straw.
  • A wick.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English risshe inherited from Old English rysc (rush, reed) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ruskijō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *resg- (plait, wattle, weave, waive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*resg-

Gloss

plait, wattle, weave, waive

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji

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