tule
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- noun
- /ˈtuːli/
- US
- The ducks built their nests among the tule along the lake shore.
- tule elk
- tule reeds
- tule grass
Examples
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Native peoples used tule to make mats, boats, and shelters.
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Many wetlands in California are covered with dense stands of tule.
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The tule plants swayed gently in the breeze.
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Many birds nest among the tules in the wetlands.
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The tule plants are essential for providing habitat to various species of birds in the wetlands.
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In the marsh, the tall tule plants sway gently in the breeze.
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The area was filled with dense tule growth, creating a perfect shelter for small animals.
Synonyms
Plants that grow tall in marshes and have long brown seed heads called cattails
Compounds
A town near Oaxaca in southern Mexico known for a very large, very old tree
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Etymology
Tule comes from the Nahuatl word tólin, which means 'reeds' or 'bulrushes'; people in Mexico used that word for the tall, grasslike marsh plant, and that is why tule today names that wetland plant.