sedge
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sedge/seʤ/
▶noun a grass-like plant with triangular stems and inconspicuous flowers, growing typically in wet ground. [Carex and other genera.]
– derivatives
sedgy adjective.
sedgy adjective.
– origin OE secg, of Gmc origin.
'sedge' also found in these Oxford entries:
carex
- cotton grass
- deergrass
- galingale
- glume
- papyrus
- sawgrass
- sedge warbler
- tiger nut
- umbrella plant
- water chestnut
