tule land

tule land
noun
see tule 2

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  • Tule — Tu le, n. [Mex.] (Bot.) A large bulrush ({Scirpus lacustris}, and {Scirpus Tatora}) growing abundantly on overflowed land in California and elsewhere. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tule — Taxobox name = Tule image width = 250px image caption = Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Cyperaceae genus = Schoenoplectus species = S. acutus binomial …   Wikipedia

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  • Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs — is a convert|2040|acre|km2|0|sing=on park in Las Vegas, Nevada. The park is centered around Tule Springs, a series of small lakes that formed an oasis in this part of the Mojave Desert. One of the larger urban retreats in the Las Vegas Valley,… …   Wikipedia

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  • Scirpus lacustris — Tule Tu le, n. [Mex.] (Bot.) A large bulrush ({Scirpus lacustris}, and {Scirpus Tatora}) growing abundantly on overflowed land in California and elsewhere. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scirpus Tatora — Tule Tu le, n. [Mex.] (Bot.) A large bulrush ({Scirpus lacustris}, and {Scirpus Tatora}) growing abundantly on overflowed land in California and elsewhere. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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