: 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)
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Besides nurturing native grasses and sedges, Kozlowski coaxes along several varieties of wild asters, woodland sunflowers, and herbs like wild licorice and mountain mint.
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Over at Lake Clark, the bears continue to munch on sedge and scour for clams this time of year.
—Stephanie Vermillion, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Using drone surveys and artificial intelligence processing, scientists have discovered an extensive network of mysteriously open clearings of grass and sedges.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
The five species are being renamed as followed, according to the Michigan Invasive Species Program:
Calligraphy sedge will replace Asiatic sand sedge as the common name for Carex kobomugi, a species not known to be present in Michigan.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Over at Lake Clark, the bears continue to munch on sedge and scour for clams this time of year.
—Stephanie Vermillion, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Using drone surveys and artificial intelligence processing, scientists have discovered an extensive network of mysteriously open clearings of grass and sedges.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
The five species are being renamed as followed, according to the Michigan Invasive Species Program:
Calligraphy sedge will replace Asiatic sand sedge as the common name for Carex kobomugi, a species not known to be present in Michigan.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
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“Sedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedge. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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sedge
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: any of a family of plants of marshy areas that are related to the grasses and have solid often three-sided stems
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