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sedge
[ sej ]
/ sɛdʒ /
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noun
any rushlike or grasslike plant of the sedge family, predominantly of the genus Carex, most species of which grow in wetlands.
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Origin of sedge
First recorded before 900; Middle English segge, Old English secg; akin to saw1; presumably so named from its sawlike edges
Words nearby sedge
Sedecias, se defendendo, sedentary, Seder, sederunt, sedge, sedged, sedge family, sedge fly, Sedgemoor, sedge warbler
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British Dictionary definitions for sedge
sedge
/ (sɛdʒ) /
noun
any grasslike cyperaceous plant of the genus Carex, typically growing on wet ground and having rhizomes, triangular stems, and minute flowers in spikelets
any other plant of the family Cyperaceae
Derived forms of sedge
sedgy, adjectiveWord Origin for sedge
Old English secg; related to Middle High German segge sedge, Old English sagu saw 1
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