sedge
IPA: sˈɛdʒ
noun
- Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedge, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species.
- Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
- Any of certain other plants resembling sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.
- (fishing) A dry fly used in fly fishing, designed to resemble a sedge or caddis fly.
- A flock of herons, cranes, or bitterns.
- Obsolete spelling of siege [(heading) Military action.]
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Examples of "sedge" in Sentences
- The sedge has wither'd from the lake,
- This sedge looks somewhat like a cattail.
- The Sedge Warbler is mostly insectivorous.
- It is highly recommend for sedge meadow restorations.
- The vegetation is predominantly tussock sedge and reedmace.
- The herbaceous stratum includes numerous sedges and grasses.
- There are numerous grasses and sedges in the fescue prairie.
- This is not related to onions but rather a species of sedge.
- Also, grasses are usually adventitious, wheras sedges are not.
- In the small marshlands, some sedges and the ragged robin may be seen.
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