tule

1. (US) Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus
2. A type of chinook salmon which spawns in the Columbia River basin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtuːli/

Etymology

From Spanish tule, from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“bulrush, sedge”).

Synonyms

reed

cattail

Translations

tule