Spike rush — Spike Spike, n. [Akin to LG. spiker, spieker, a large nail, D. spijker, Sw. spik, Dan. spiger, Icel. sp[=i]k; all perhaps from L. spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense of nail more likely akin to E. spoke of a wheel. Cf. {Spine}.] 1. A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spike rush — Rush Rush, n. [OE. rusche, rische, resche, AS. risce, akin to LG. rusk, risch, D. & G. rusch; all probably fr. L. ruscum butcher s broom; akin to Goth. raus reed, G. rohr.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to many aquatic or marsh growing endogenous plants … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spike-rush — spikeˈ rush noun Any of several sedges of the genus Eleocharis, closely related to the true sedges, with stiff tufted stems and solitary spikelets • • • Main Entry: ↑spike … Useful english dictionary
spike rush — /ˈspaɪk rʌʃ/ (say spuyk rush) noun any plant of the genus Eleocharis, family Cyperaceae, as the tall spike rush, E. sphacelata …
needle spike rush — noun fine leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums • Syn: ↑needle rush, ↑slender spike rush, ↑hair grass, ↑Eleocharis acicularis • Hypernyms: ↑spike rush * * * noun : a common perenn … Useful english dictionary
slender spike rush — noun fine leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums • Syn: ↑needle spike rush, ↑needle rush, ↑hair grass, ↑Eleocharis acicularis • Hypernyms: ↑spike rush … Useful english dictionary
creeping spike rush — noun cylindrical stemmed sedge • Syn: ↑Eleocharis palustris • Hypernyms: ↑spike rush * * * noun : a cylindrical stemmed sedge (Eleocharis palustris) … Useful english dictionary
square-stem spike rush — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a spike rush (Eleocharis quadrangulata) with square angled stems … Useful english dictionary
Spike — Spike, n. [Akin to LG. spiker, spieker, a large nail, D. spijker, Sw. spik, Dan. spiger, Icel. sp[=i]k; all perhaps from L. spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense of nail more likely akin to E. spoke of a wheel. Cf. {Spine}.] 1. A sort… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spike grass — Spike Spike, n. [Akin to LG. spiker, spieker, a large nail, D. spijker, Sw. spik, Dan. spiger, Icel. sp[=i]k; all perhaps from L. spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense of nail more likely akin to E. spoke of a wheel. Cf. {Spine}.] 1. A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
