tule

American  

[too-lee, too-le] / ˈtu li, ˈtu lɛ /

noun

tules plural

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of tule

1830–40, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl tōlin

Example Sentences

But tule fog is proving beneficial for farms themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Then, for years, tule fog seemed to form less often.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

On Thanksgiving Day, parts of Kern County also experienced tule fog.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

In the late 1970s, the government moved a dozen or so tule elk to Tomales Point at the northern end of the peninsula.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

The elder brother took a stem of tule grass, opened it, placed it on the water, made himself small, and sat down in the middle of it.

From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah