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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
ē-rix
n.
Additional spellings:
erix
1 quotation in 1 sense
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The water rush [Scirpus lacustris], bulrush.
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rishe
n.
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A rush, any of several plants characterized chiefly by stiff, pithy, or hollow stems and an aquatic or a marshy habitat, esp. plants of the order Juncaceæ, genus Juncus, or of the order Cyperaceæ…
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