sedge

[ sej ]
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noun
  1. any rushlike or grasslike plant of the sedge family, predominantly of the genus Carex, most species of which grow in wetlands.

Origin of sedge

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English segge, Old English secg; akin to saw1; presumably so named from its sawlike edges

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British Dictionary definitions for sedge

sedge

/ (sɛdʒ) /


noun
  1. any grasslike cyperaceous plant of the genus Carex, typically growing on wet ground and having rhizomes, triangular stems, and minute flowers in spikelets

  2. any other plant of the family Cyperaceae

Origin of sedge

1
Old English secg; related to Middle High German segge sedge, Old English sagu saw 1

Derived forms of sedge

  • sedgy, adjective

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