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

I remember, on one occasion, going to a small slough making out of the lake among the tules.
Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains|A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham
What's the matter with you, old man, is only fever 'n' agur ketched in them tules!
A First Family of Tasajara|Bret Harte
Diego and Juan are skillful; and the tules they lay upon a roof will let no drop of rain fall within the room.
The Gringos|B. M. Bower
The party wandered almost at random through the tules, finally touching at spots which can be identified.
Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820|Sherburne Friend Cook

From here southward there are no more trees, only tules and more tules.
Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820|Sherburne Friend Cook