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sedge
[ sej ]
noun
- any rushlike or grasslike plant of the sedge family, predominantly of the genus Carex, most species of which grow in wetlands.
sedge
/ sɛdʒ /
noun
- any grasslike cyperaceous plant of the genus Carex, typically growing on wet ground and having rhizomes, triangular stems, and minute flowers in spikelets
- any other plant of the family Cyperaceae
Derived Forms
- ˈsedgy, adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sedge1
Example Sentences
The broader riverbanks, newly freed from concrete, are dotted with thousands of small sedges planted in closely set rows to hold the earth, like a pointillist-rendered landscape.
She suggests using two to four species to create a mini-meadow, adding that it’s essential to use a grass or sedge for the framework.
What we shall do if an Indian springs from behind the bushes, or a crocodile comes out of the sedge, I don't know.
No Indian sprang from the bush, no crocodile came out of the sedge; and the river was crossed without one of them being drowned.
Low down in the hollow is a marshy spot, sedge-grown, and in the sedge lie yellow leaves of willow already fallen.
Why, that you were going to find a bar'l of rum in the Napeague sedge next light of the moon.
Far across, with sails gleaming white against the sea of sedge, was a schooner, beating slowly up the river.
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