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Definition of Sedge

1. Noun. Grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers.

Definition of Sedge

1. n. Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous, innutritious 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.

Definition of Sedge

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete spelling of siege) ¹

3. Noun. (alternative spelling of segge) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sedge

1. a marsh plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sedge

1. 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. The name is sometimes given to any other plant of the order Cyperaceae, which includes Carex, Cyperus, Scirpus, and many other genera of rushlike plants. These are plants that look a bit like grasses, but they belong to a different plant family, the Cyperaceae. most grasses have stems that are round in cross-section, while the stems of sedges are triangular in cross-section, thus you can remember the difference with the rhyme sedges have edges. 2. A flock of herons. Sedge ken, a small European singing bird (Acrocephalus phragmitis). It often builds its nest among reeds. Synonym: sedge bird, sedge wren, night warbler, and Scotch nightingale. Origin: OE. Segge, AS. Secg; akin to LG. Segge; probably named from its bladelike appearance, and akin to L. Secare to cut, E. Saw a cutting instrument; cf. Ir. Seisg, W. Hesg. Cf. Hassock, Saw the instrument. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Sedge

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report (1913)
"Water sedge. In very wet places on the «ast side. Carex stricta Lam. ... Golden-Fruited sedge. Frequent in open or slightly shaded ground. ..."

2. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"Golden-fruited sedge. Borders of cool springs. SB Wright Cat; Ann Arbor, Allmend. ... Raven's-foot sedge. Valley of River Raisin near Dundee; Reform school ..."

3. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"Golden-fruited sedge. Iii wet meadows and woods. AC Herb.: Lake Metigoshe 993. ... Pennsylvania sedge. Tory common and blossoming very early. ..."

4. The Book of Grasses: An Illustrated Guide to the Common Grasses, and the by Mary Francis Baker (1912)
"Indeed, if there be truth in the old couplet concerning Foi sedge Cura ... Each plant set near to him long flourisheth;" the Fringed sedge, with its rank ..."

5. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"Golden-fruited sedge. Borders of cool springs. SE Wright Cat.; Ann Arbor, Allmend. ... Raven's-foot sedge. Valley of River Raisin near Dundee; Reform school ..."

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