chairmaker's bulrush

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nounchairmaker's bulrush (plural chairmaker's bulrushes)

A perennial herb, Schoenoplectus americanus, native to the Americas, used as a model organism in the study of salt marsh ecology.
schoenoplectus americanus, or the chairmaker’s bulrush, is a common wetland plant in the Americas, and it has an existential problem. It has chosen to live in a place where it is always at risk of being drowned.
2022 May 23, Gregory Barber, “The Wetlands Are Drowning”, in Wired
Synonyms: Olney's bulrush

nounA perennial herb, Schoenoplectus americanus, native to the Americas, used as a model organism in the study of salt marsh ecology.

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