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Sedge

/sɛd͡ʒ/

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.

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noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.

  3. 3

    Certain other plants resembling sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.

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