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sedge


sedge

S0211700 (sĕj)n. Any of numerous grasslike plants of the family Cyperaceae, characteristically having solid three-sided stems, leaves arranged in three rows, and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers.
[Middle English segge, from Old English secg; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

sedge

(sɛdʒ) n1. (Plants) any grasslike cyperaceous plant of the genus Carex, typically growing on wet ground and having rhizomes, triangular stems, and minute flowers in spikelets2. (Plants) any other plant of the family Cyperaceae[Old English secg; related to Middle High German segge sedge, Old English sagu saw1] ˈsedgy adj

sedge

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n. any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places. [before 900; Middle English segge, Old English secg, akin to saw1; presumably so named from its sawlike edges]

Sedge, Sege

 a collection of rush-like marsh plants, hence, a group of sea or marsh birds that use it as a nesting place. Also, siege.Examples: sedge of bitterns; of cranes; of herons—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
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Noun1.sedge - grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowerssedge - grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowersCyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family - bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plantCyperus alternifolius, umbrella sedge, umbrella plant - African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaveschufa, Cyperus esculentus, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, yellow nutgrass - European sedge having small edible nutlike tubersCyperus longus, galingale, galangal - European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic rootsCyperus papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper plant, paper rush, papyrus - tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic timesCyperus rotundus, nut grass, nut sedge, nutgrass, nutsedge - a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubersCarex arenaria, sand reed, sand sedge - European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparillaCarex pseudocyperus, cypress sedge - tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitancotton grass, cotton rush - any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikeshardstem bulrush, hardstemmed bulrush, Scirpus acutus - widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stemsScirpus cyperinus, wool grass - sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikeletsspike rush - a sedge of the genus Eleocharisbog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
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sedge


sedge,

common name for members of the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike and rushlike herbs found in all parts of the world, especially in marshes of subarctic and temperate zones. The name sedge is also used specifically for species of the genus Carex of the same family. Sedges differ from true grasses in having solid, angular (usually triangular) stems. Most are perennial, reproducing by rhizomes. Some sedges are woven into mats and chair seats, and a few provide coarse hay. The pith of Cyperus papyrus was the source of the papyruspapyrus
, a sedge (Cyperus papyrus), now almost extinct in Egypt but so universally used there in antiquity as to be the hieroglyphic symbol for Lower Egypt and a common motif in art. The roots were used as fuel; the pith was eaten.
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 of ancient Egypt and other Mediterranean countries. Bulrushes, often called clubrushes, are sedges of the genus Scirpus; various other similar plants are also called bulrushes. The bulrushes in which the infant Moses was hidden (Ex. 2.8) were probably papyrus. The Oriental water chestnut (Eleocharis tuberosa) is cultivated extensively among the Chinese for its edible tubers. An unrelated Asian aquatic plant, Trapa natans, also called water chestnut (or water caltrop or hornnut) and sometimes also used for food, is now naturalized in the United States. Many genera of the sedge family have indigenous and abundant species in America. Sedge is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
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, class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Cyperaceae.

sedge

A plant which grows in dense tufts in marshy places; used to form a ridge on a thatched roof.

sedge

used as symbol of purity in da Vinci paintings. [Plant Symbolism: Embolden, 25]See: Purity

sedge

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
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sedge


Related to sedge: sedge warbler
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Words related to sedge

noun grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

Related Words

  • Cyperaceae
  • family Cyperaceae
  • sedge family
  • Cyperus alternifolius
  • umbrella sedge
  • umbrella plant
  • chufa
  • Cyperus esculentus
  • earth almond
  • ground almond
  • rush nut
  • yellow nutgrass
  • Cyperus longus
  • galingale
  • galangal
  • Cyperus papyrus
  • Egyptian paper reed
  • Egyptian paper rush
  • paper plant
  • paper rush
  • papyrus
  • Cyperus rotundus
  • nut grass
  • nut sedge
  • nutgrass
  • nutsedge
  • Carex arenaria
  • sand reed
  • sand sedge
  • Carex pseudocyperus
  • cypress sedge
  • cotton grass
  • cotton rush
  • hardstem bulrush
  • hardstemmed bulrush
  • Scirpus acutus
  • Scirpus cyperinus
  • wool grass
  • spike rush
  • bog plant
  • marsh plant
  • swamp plant
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