Cotton Rush (Noun)
Meaning
Any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Cotton rush grows in abundance in the marshy areas of the nature reserve.
- As we hiked through the peat bog, we saw clumps of cotton rush tall and proud.
- She carefully transplanted the cotton rush from the wetland into a container to take back to her lab.
- In the acidic soils of the bog, the cotton rush was able to thrive where other plants would perish.
- During the wet season, the cotton rush sprouts feathery tufts that wave gently in the breeze.