meaning of sedges
1. Any plant of the genus Carex, 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. A flock of herons.
3. grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
Related Words
sedge | sedge bird | sedge family | sedge warbler | sedge wren | sedged | sedgelike | sedgy |