"tule"
It is a real word. See, I looked it up to be sure. (Haha!)
Definitions of Tule on the Web:
* Fall chinook stock native to the Columbia River tributaries.
http://www.streamnet.org/pub-ed/ff/G...ssaryfish.html
* The tule (Scirpus acutus), also known as the common tule, hardstem tule, tule rush, hardstem bulrush, or viscid bulrush, is a type of sedge in the plant family Cyperaceae. It is generally pronounced "too-lee".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tule
