sedge
/sɛd͡ʒ/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- Certain other plants resembling sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.
- A dry fly used in fly fishing, designed to resemble a sedge or caddis fly.
- Alternative spelling of segge
- A flock of herons, cranes, or bitterns.
- (heading) Military action.
- (heading) A seat.
- A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
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