woodrush

British

/ 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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This cliff or series of cliffs is broken into ledges, all coated with a long growth of woodrush.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.

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