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[ kair-eks, kar- ] / ˈkɛər ɛks, ˈkær- /
nounany sedge of the genus Carex. Origin of carex<New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin cārex sedge Words nearby carexcaressive, caret, caretaker, Carew, careworn, carex, Carey, Carey Coombs murmur, Carey Street, carfare, carfax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carexIt is not a grass but a sedge (Carex glauca or C. panicea) with leaves rather like those of a carnation. The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot Inside the “finsko” we used, at the beginning of our journey, this “sennegraes” (Carex æsicaria), of which we had taken a supply. Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen There are forty-six kinds of sedge (carex), or if the Scirpus tribe be added, sixty-one, found in our islands. The Naturalist on the Thames|C. J. Cornish The natives cultivate in the lagoon of Chalco a sort of carex called tonte, on which the insects deposit their eggs very freely. The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
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