carex
[ kair-eks, kar- ]
noun
any sedge of the genus Carex.
Origin of carex
1<New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin cārex sedge
Words Nearby carex
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How to use carex in a sentence
It 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 ElliotThe large genus carex contains many common sedges with grass-like leaves springing from the base or the lower part of the stem.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. FurneauxIt feeds in the stems of Cladium mariscus, sedge (carex paludosa), and yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus).
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard SouthThe land here is more elevated and less marshy, though somewhat impaired by tumps (of carex cspitosa).
Lachesis Lapponica | Carl von LinnIn boggy places Aira alpina, carex ustulata, and Vaccinium uliginosum are observable.
Lachesis Lapponica | Carl von Linn
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