noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The children carefully stepped around the dense clumps of sedge growing by the pond. " plant nature biology environment agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any plant of the family Cyperaceae. Examples : "The wetland area was filled with grasses and tall sedge. " plant biology nature environment agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Certain other plants resembling sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus. Examples : "Although it looks like grass, the field was actually filled with a type of sedge called broomstraw, its tall stalks swaying in the breeze. " plant nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dry fly used in fly fishing, designed to resemble a sedge or caddis fly. Examples : "The fly fisher cast his line, hoping the "sedge" would fool the trout. " sport fish insect Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Alternative spelling of segge Examples : "My garden has a patch of sedge, a type of grass-like plant. " plant environment nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flock of herons, cranes, or bitterns. Examples : "The hunter spotted a sedge of herons rising from the marsh, their long necks silhouetted against the setting sun. " animal bird group nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (heading) Military action. Examples : "The general planned the sedge carefully before deploying the troops. " military war action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (heading) A seat. Examples : "After a long hike, the weary traveler found a grassy sedge by the stream and rested. " utility item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory. Examples : "After a long hike in the woods, we were relieved to find a little sedge tucked behind the ranger station. " utility place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading