- abounding in, covered with, or made of rushes
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rush•y
(rush′ē),USA pronunciation adj., rush•i•er, rush•i•est.
rush′i•ness, n.
- Botanyabounding with rushes or their stems.
- covered or strewn with rushes.
- consisting or made of rushes.
- rushlike.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see rush2, -y1
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rushy /ˈrʌʃɪ/ adj (rushier, rushiest)