tule

[ too-lee; Spanish too-le ]

/ ˈtu li; Spanish ˈtu lɛ /

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noun, plural tu·les

[too-leez; Spanish too-les]. /ˈtu liz; Spanish ˈtu lɛs/.

either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.

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Origin of tule

1830–40, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl tōlin

We saw there some launches very well made of tule, with their prows or points somewhat elevated.
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California|S. F. Cook
Thursday, April 4, was spent in the famous attempt to cross the great tule swamps.
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California|S. F. Cook
Also noteworthy is the casual manner in which the Mission Indians crossed and recrossed the Bay at its widest point in tule rafts.
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California|S. F. Cook
His fine boyish figure swayed like a tule in the wind, to the motions of his pony.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone|Frederic Remington

Some of the children stealthily followed them, while two others ran over to Tule Lake to warn the hunters.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett