sedge

CEFRB2

/sɛd͡ʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A grass-like plant that grows in wet ground.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any of various other plants resembling true sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.

Examples

  • The sedge has withered from the lake, and no birds sing.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.

  2. Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedges; perennial herbs with triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grass-like leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib.

  3. A dry fly used in fly fishing, designed to resemble a sedge or caddis fly.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”). Cognate with Dutch zegge and German Segge, dialectal German Saher (“reeds”).