SEDGE


Meaning of SEDGE in English

[sedge] n [ME segge, fr. OE secg; akin to MHG segge sedge, OE sagu saw--more at saw] (bef. 12c): any of a family (Cyperaceae, the sedge family) of usu. tufted marsh plants differing from the related grasses in having achenes and solid stems; esp: any of a cosmopolitan genus (Carex) -- sedgy adj

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