Kalmar "bulrush" yawanci tana nufin dogayen tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire masu tsayi mai tsayi, siririyar ganye da gungu na cylindrical na ƙananan furanni masu launin ruwan kasa. An kuma san shi da "reed mace" ko "cattail." Kalmar “bulrush” na iya nufin wani nau’i na garzaya ko ciyawa da ake amfani da su don yin kwanduna, tabarmi, ko wasu kayan saƙa. A cikin mahallin Littafi Mai Tsarki, “bulrush” na iya nufin papyrus, shukar da ake amfani da ita don yin takarda a ƙasar Masar ta dā.