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tui
tuile
Tuileries Gardens
tuina
tuition
tuk-tuk
tularemia
tule
tulip
tulip tree
tulipwood
tulle
tullibee
tulp
Tulsa
tulsi
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tule

tu·le [ tlee ]


noun  (plural tu·les or tu·le)
Definition:
 
Southwestern U.S. bulrush of SW N America: a bulrush. Native to: marshland of southwestern North America.  Latin name Scirpus californicus, Scirpus acutus.



plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. tu·les regional swampy land: in northern California, land that is swampy or marshy

2. Hispanic out-of-the-way place: a place regarded as remote or desolate

[Mid-19th century. Via American Spanish< Nahuatl tullin]

to be in deep tules Hispanic to be in trouble with the law

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