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noun
Several species of bulrush (biologically, sedges) with a triangular stem:
Schoenoplectus americanus (American threesquare, Olney's bulrush, chairmaker's bulrush).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Several species of bulrush (biologically, sedges) with a triangular stem:
Schoenoplectus pungens (common threesquare, sharp club-rush)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From three-square, referring to a cross-section of the plant's stem appearing as an equilateral triangle.
Across languages
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