woodrush

English

hedgehog woodrush

Alternative forms

• wood-rush, wood rush

Etymology

From wood +‎ rush.

Noun

woodrush (plural woodrushes)

1. Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Luzula, that have grass-like leaves.

Derived terms

• alpine woodrush (Luzula alpinopilosa)
• arctic woodrush (Luzula nivalis)
• common woodrush (Luzula multiflora or Luzula campestris)
• curved woodrush (Luzula arcuata)
• Greenland woodrush (Luzula groenlandica)
• hairy woodrush (Luzula acuminata or Luzula rufescens)
• heath woodrush
• hedgehog woodrush (Luzula echinata)
• northern woodrush (Luzula confusa)
• Pacific woodrush (Luzula comosa)
• Piper's woodrush (Luzula piperi)
• smallflower woodrush (Luzula parviflora)
• smooth woodrush (Luzula glabrata)
• spiked woodrush (Luzula spicata)
• Wahlenberg's woodrush (Luzula wahlenbergii)

Translations

Luzula

• Czech: bika (cs) f
• Finnish: piippo (fi)
• German: Hainsimse f
• Korean: 꿩의밥 (kkwong'uibap)
• Russian: ожика f (ožika)
• Welsh: brwyn y goedwig f, coedfrwynen f