tule
/too-lee; Spanish too-le/US // ˈtu li; Spanish ˈtu lɛ //
骡子,苔藓,骡子皮,骡马
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural tu·les [too-leez; Spanish too-les]. /ˈtu liz; Spanish ˈtu lɛs/.
- : either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
Examples
We saw there some launches very well made of tule, with their prows or points somewhat elevated.
Thursday, April 4, was spent in the famous attempt to cross the great tule swamps.
Also noteworthy is the casual manner in which the Mission Indians crossed and recrossed the Bay at its widest point in tule rafts.
His fine boyish figure swayed like a tule in the wind, to the motions of his pony.
Some of the children stealthily followed them, while two others ran over to Tule Lake to warn the hunters.
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