SEDGE


Meaning of SEDGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsej ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English segge, from Old English secg; akin to Middle High German segge sedge, Old English sagu saw — more at saw

Date: before 12th century

: any of a family (Cyperaceae, the sedge family) of usually tufted monocotyledonous marsh plants differing from the related grasses in having achenes and solid stems ; especially : any of a cosmopolitan genus ( Carex )

• sedgy ˈse-jē adjective

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