carex

American  

[kair-eks, kar-] / ˈkɛər ɛks, ˈkær- /

noun

1. any sedge of the genus Carex.

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Etymology

Origin of carex

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin cārex sedge

Example Sentences

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

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

I saw patches of willow, bryanthus, and a fine show of lilies on some of them, not forming a margin, but scattered about among the carex and grass.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

White dashing water, a few bushes and tufts of carex on ledges leaning over with fine effect, and large orange lilies assembled in superb groups on fertile soil-beds beside the pools.

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