tule
noun
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
tules
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pluralof tule.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Let’s put some water back where it belongs. Let’s let the tules grow. Let’s let some habitat come back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
And when she comes back, she hopes to see the tules growing, spreading and reclaiming the shore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
As a girl, McDowell enjoyed spending summer days at the river, where she waded, played among the tules and admired the tadpoles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
“We have one area in the entire state of California that we know we can still be farming 150 years from now,” he says, “and they want to plant tules there.”
From Scientific American ● Jun. 7, 2022
The tules and grasses grew back, and willows straightened up with the flood debris in their upper branches.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
