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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tules
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tule

1830–40, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl tōlin

Example Sentences

Pronghorn antelope and Tule elk are out there, too, the experts say, along with California condors soaring overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Tule fog forms when heat escapes from the ground on clear, calm nights, and moisture in the air condenses into a low-lying mist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Tule fog—a dense, low-lying mist named for a reedlike plant that grows in the region’s marshes—can settle over California’s vast agricultural heartland, typically from November through March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

California’s Central Valley has been enshrouded in mist for more than a week thanks to the area’s infamous Tule fog.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

They had bought a bag of it a few weeks ago at one of the co-op stores in Tule Lake, where they’d last been imprisoned.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata