woodrush
/ (ˈwʊdˌrʌʃ) /
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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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It is well represented in Britain by the two genera which comprise nearly the whole order—Juncus, rush, and Luzula, 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 SmithAs 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