tule

[ too-lee; Spanish too-le ]

/ ˈtu li; Spanish ˈtu lɛ /

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

The ruffed grouse and the tule hens are plentiful, and of course nothing can be more delicious.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888|Frances M.A. Roe
On this coast we again meet with wooden canoes, although the balsa, or tule raft, is also in use.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft
The tule flat between the water front and Sutter's Fort had become a bustling city.
The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate|Eliza Poor Donner Houghton
I built a little hut of tule, and he lay on the ground till he died.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

This was a traverse from the San Joaquin to the waters of the Tule lakes, and our road was over a very level prairie country.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont