carex
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of carex
< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin cārex sedge
Example Sentences
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She’s filled it with tough plants like yuccas, carex, hardy Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’, blue star juniper and Stipa gigantea.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2016
Now hellebores, carex, deer ferns, autumn ferns, hosta, blue fescue, bergenia and Scotch moss grow happily in the dappled shade.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2016
They are planted with several species of carex, and have their margins diversified with robust flowering plants such as veratrum, larkspur, lupine, etc.
From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John
For, being crowded at the upper end with willows, and with the carex cespitosa, it affords such a safe and pleasing shelter to wild ducks, teals, snipes, etc., that they breed there.
From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 by Morley, Henry
In the more damp and marshy places the bottom is covered with marsh trefoil, carex, smooth equisetum, and rush.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
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