zebra-rushhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zebra-rush_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezebra rush, n.
Revised 2018

zebra rushnoun

  1. 1882–
    The ornamental cultivar 'Zebrinus' of the rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, which has green stems with white or yellowish bands.
    1. 1882
      The Eulalia although very beautiful..is still surpassed by the Zebra Rush.
      Garden 2 September 203/1
    2. 1917
      A New Zealand flax..cast a bright reflection upon the lake, and the zebra-rush lifted striped sheaves beneath it.
      E. Phillpotts, Nursery ii. 15
    3. 2015
      There's always the zebra rush whose vertical quills are boldly ringed with white.
      Sunday Express (Nexis) 5 July (Magazine)

Originally published as part of the entry for zebra, n.

zebra, n. was revised in June 2018.