Meanings
plural toad rushes · alternative toadrush · alternative toad-rush
- Juncus bufonius, a common species of rush found worldwide, growing in moist and muddy places.
Synonyms: toad-grass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounJuncus bufonius, a common species of rush found worldwide, growing in moist and muddy places.
More synonyms by meaning
nounlow-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
So named because of its tendency to grow in the same habitat where toads live.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
toad rush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toad%20rush
“toad rush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toad%20rush. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toad rush,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toad%20rush.
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