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. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sedge

sedative
sedative
sedative-hypnotic
sedative-hypnotic drug
sedatives
sedative drug
sedent
sedentary
sedentary
Seder
seders
sederunt
sederunts
sedes
sedge (current term)
sedge (current term)
sedged
sedgelike
sedges
sedge bird
sedge family
sedge warbler
sedge wren
sedgier
sedgiest
sedgy
sedigitate
sedile
sedilia
sedilium

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