Bulrush \Bul"rush`\, n. [OE. bulrysche, bolroysche; of uncertain origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.] (Bot.) A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water. Note: The name bulrush is applied in England especially to the cat-tail ({Typha latifolia} and {T. angustifolia}) and to the lake club-rush ({Scirpus lacustris}); in America, to the {Juncus effusus}, and also to species of {Scirpus} or club-rush.