noun🔗ShareJuncoAny 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."The children carefully stepped around the dense clumps of sedge growing by the pond. "Los niños caminaron con cuidado alrededor de los densos grupos de juncos que crecían junto al estanque.plantnaturebiologyenvironmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJuncoAny plant of the family Cyperaceae."The wetland area was filled with grasses and tall sedge. "El área de humedales estaba llena de pastos y juncos altos.plantbiologynatureenvironmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCiertas otras plantas que se asemejan a los juncos, como Gentiana rubricaulis y Andropogon virginicusCertain other plants resembling sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus."Although it looks like grass, the field was actually filled with a type of sedge called broomstraw, its tall stalks swaying in the breeze. "Aunque parece hierba, el campo estaba en realidad lleno de un tipo de junco llamado broomstraw, con sus altos tallos balanceándose en la brisa.plantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna mosca seca utilizada en la pesca con mosca, diseñada para parecerse a una mosca de mayo o una frigáneaA dry fly used in fly fishing, designed to resemble a sedge or caddis fly."The fly fisher cast his line, hoping the "sedge" would fool the trout. "El pescador con mosca lanzó su línea, esperando que la "sedge" engañara a la trucha.sportfishinsectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJuncoAlternative spelling of segge"My garden has a patch of sedge, a type of grass-like plant. "Mi jardín tiene un parche de junco, un tipo de planta similar a la hierba.plantenvironmentnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn grupo de garzas, grullas o avetorosA flock of herons, cranes, or bitterns."The hunter spotted a sedge of herons rising from the marsh, their long necks silhouetted against the setting sun. "El cazador divisó un grupo de garzas que se elevaban desde la marisma, con sus largos cuellos recortados contra el sol poniente.animalbirdgroupnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSitio(heading) Military action."The general planned the sedge carefully before deploying the troops. "El general planeó el sitio cuidadosamente antes de desplegar las tropas.militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAsiento(heading) A seat."After a long hike, the weary traveler found a grassy sedge by the stream and rested. "Después de una larga caminata, el viajero cansado encontró un asiento herboso junto al arroyo y descansó.utilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRetrete, letrinaA place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory."After a long hike in the woods, we were relieved to find a little sedge tucked behind the ranger station. "Después de una larga caminata por el bosque, nos sentimos aliviados al encontrar una pequeña letrina escondida detrás de la estación del guardabosques.utilityplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
