woodrush
/ (ˈwʊdˌrʌʃ) /
noun
any of various juncaceous plants of the genus Luzula, chiefly of cold and temperate regions of the N hemisphere, having grasslike leaves and small brown flowers
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Example sentences from the Web for woodrush
This cliff or series of cliffs is broken into ledges, all coated with a long growth of woodrush.
Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II|W. P. Haskett SmithIt is well represented in Britain by the two genera which comprise nearly the whole order—Juncus, rush, and Luzula, woodrush.
As on the Galtees, a few miles west, dense masses of a species of woodrush often render the holding treacherous.
Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II|W. P. Haskett Smith