different between bulrush vs protect

English

Alternative forms

• bullrush

Etymology

From Middle English bulrish, perhaps from bule (“bull”) (in the sense of "large") plus rish (“rush”).

Noun

bulrush (plural bulrushes)

1. Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the family Cyperaceae (the sedges):
   1. (Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
   2. (Britain) Cattails or reedmace, in the genus Typha
   3. (biblical) A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).

Related terms

• rush

Translations

See also

• cattail
• papyrus
• reed
• sedge

Further reading

• bulrush on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cyperaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cyperaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

Attested in English since 1530, from Latin pr?t?ctus (“covered, protected”), past participle of pr?tegere (“to cover the front, protect”) from pr?, pr?- (“before, in front of”) +? tegere (“to cover”), see tegument. Displaced native Middle English shelden, from Old English s?ildan (”to protect,” literally ”to shield”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???t?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

protect (third-person singular simple present protects, present participle protecting, simple past and past participle protected)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
2. (travel, aviation) To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

Synonyms

• beshield
• See also Thesaurus:defend

Derived terms

• protection

Translations