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Meaning of "sedge" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SEDGE

Old English secg; related to Middle High German segge sedge, Old English sagusaw1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SEDGE

sɛdʒ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEDGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sedge is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cyperaceae

The Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera, the largest being the Carex genus of "true sedges" with over 2,000 species. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical Asia and tropical South America. While sedges may be found growing in almost all environments, many are associated with wetlands, or with poor soils. Ecological communities dominated by sedges are known as sedgelands. Features distinguishing members of the sedge family from grasses or rushes are stems with triangular cross-sections and leaves that are spirally arranged in three ranks. Some well-known sedges include the water chestnut and the papyrus sedge, from which the Ancient Egyptian writing material was made. This family also includes cotton-grass, spike-rush, sawgrass, nutsedge or nutgrass, and white star sedge.

Definition of sedge in the English dictionary

The definition of sedge in the dictionary is any grasslike cyperaceous plant of the genus Carex, typically growing on wet ground and having rhizomes, triangular stems, and minute flowers in spikelets. Other definition of sedge is any other plant of the family Cyperaceae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEDGE

alledge · allege · bleeding-edge · dredge · edge · featheredge · fledge · frankpledge · gledge · hedge · kedge · knife-edge · ledge · misallege · pledge · sledge · straightedge · unedge · veg · wedge

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEDGE

sedation · sedative · Seddon · Sedecias · sedent · sedentarily · sedentariness · sedentary · Seder · sederunt · sedge fly · sedge warbler · sedged · sedgeland · Sedgemoor · Sedgwick · sedgy · sedigitated · sedile · sedilia

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEDGE

acknowledge · carnal knowledge · common knowledge · competitive edge · cutting edge · cutting-edge · fore-edge · general knowledge · hard-edge · knowledge · leading edge · leading-edge · on a razor edge · on a razor´s edge · on edge · sand wedge · straight-edge · thin end of the wedge · to my knowledge · window ledge

Synonyms and antonyms of sedge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sedge» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SEDGE

Find out the translation of sedge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sedge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sedge» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

junco
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sedge
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

एक प्रकार का पक्षी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البردي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

осока
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

junça
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শর
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

carex
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sedge
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Riedgras
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ズケ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

젖은 땅에서 자라는 사초과의 식물
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sedge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây lau
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

புல் போன்ற தாவரம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

गालिचा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

saz
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

carice
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

turzyca
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

осока
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

rogoz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπαθόχορτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

riete
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

starr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

starr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sedge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEDGE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of sedge
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sedge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEDGE»

Discover the use of sedge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sedge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...
seaside thornbush = Kaernefeltia californien (L) sedge mousetail = Myosurus aristatus (V:D) sedge, analogue — » analogue sedge sedge, awl-fruited — » awl- fruited sedge sedge, awned — » awned sedge sedge, beaked — » beaked sedge ...
Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998
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Short-hair sedge-- its condition in the high Sierra Nevada ...
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST Forest and Range Experiment Station SHORT-HAIR SEDGE. . . its condition in the high Sierra Nevada of California Raymond D. Ratliff Figure 1-Continued misuse can destroy the short-hair sedge sod, leaving. FOREST ...
Raymond D. Ratliff, 1974
3
Wisconsin's Natural Communities: How to Recognize Them, ...
Northern Sedge Meadow Indicators: Bluejoint Grass, Wiregrass Sedge, Few- Seeded Sedge, Tussock Sedge, Rattlesnake Grass Ecology Northern sedge meadows are similar to southern sedge meadows in outward appearance, hummocks, ...
Randy Hoffman, 2002
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Rehabilitating gravel areas with short-hair sedge sod plugs ...
Short-hair sedge (Carex exserta) meadows, which are common in subalpine and alpine gravelly sites throughout the Sierra Nevada of California, may have comprised a large part of that vegetation.2 At Siberian Outpost, short-hair sedge ...
Raymond D. Ratliff, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Berkeley, Calif.), 1985
5
By Shore and Sedge (Webster's Japanese Thesaurus Edition)
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Japanese thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of By Shore and Sedge.
Bret Harte, Inc Icon Group International, 2009
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The Photojournalist's Guide to Making Money
Market savvy, expert research, and first-rate resources combine to make this book the tutor that can take experienced photojournalists to new heights of success?while showing aspiring photojournalists how to begin their climb in a ...
Michael Sedge, 2004
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Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta
Carex heleonastes Ehrh Hudson Bay sedge APPENDIX i Carex hoodii Boott Hood's sedge Carex illota Bailey sedge Carex interior Bailey sedge Carex kelloggii Boott Kellogg's sedge Carex lacustris Willd lakeshore sedge Carex lamiginosa ...
Beryl Hallworth, Chendanda Chengappa Chinnappa, 1997
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Sedge Moths of North America, The (Lepidoptera: ...
The revision of the North American sedge moths, family Gly- phipterigidae, presented herein is the culmination of a number of years of study on the taxonomy and biology of the included 36 species. Research for the revision was conducted ...
Heppner, 1985
9
A Fifth Checklist of Tennessee Vascular Plants
Carexflaccosperma Dewey, Thinfruit Sedge Carexfolliculata L., Northern Long Sedge. Special Concern Carexfrankii Kunth, Frank's Sedge Carexgigantea Rudge, Giant Sedge Carexglaucescens Ell., Southern Waxy Sedge Carex ...
‎2009
10
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS
Smaller Bog Sedge, Water Sedge, Golden-fruited Sedge, . Carex casspitosa, . Carex aquatilis, . Carex aurea, May, . June, July, . May, June, . Swamps and banks of streams. Borders of lakes and rivers. Borders of swamps and Fringed Sedge, ...
CHARLES L. FLINT, 1857

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEDGE»

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Learner driver Chloe Sedge in seven-mile police chase
Provisional licence holder Chloe Sedge “panicked” and sped away from police when she was spotted driving through a red traffic light in Bell Road, ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
2
Sedge 'Selective Reasoning' (album stream)
Toronto's Sedge formed last year out of remnants of various other bands, but they've solidified as a unit and are ready to unveil their debut full-length Selective ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
3
In Barnegat Bay's Sedge Islands, ospreys reign
During a recent morning survey of the nests on a small motorboat through Sedge Islands, situated west of the southern portion of Island Beach State Park, ... «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»
4
Sedge fever: Local botanist on quest for small, obscure plants
Carex is the genus name for sedges — and the book is a key to locating and identifying sedges that can be found in places like Volo Bog in Lake County and ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Kings Forest gets green light to clear Wallum Sedge Frog habitat
he federal environment department has given Kings Forest developer Leda the green light to clear 44 hectares of Wallum Sedge Frog habitat. Photo supplied. «Echonetdaily, May 15»
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Prevention best remedy for sedge
wikimedia.org..Nut grass is a slender, erect, perennial sedge which spreads by means of a fibrous root system. Its underground stems, known as rhizomes, are ... «Victoria Advocate, Mar 15»
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Sedge mat weaving
Despite this change, Seo Soon-im sticks to weaving traditional sedge mats or ... The house and its surroundings smell strongly of sedge, courtesy of the piles of ... «Korea Times, Feb 15»
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A Brief Introduction to Reed, Sedge and Lily Frogs
Reed, sedge and lily frogs, or hyperoliids, are a moderately large group (containing approximately 215 species) of mostly arboreal ranoids that climb in ... «Scientific American, Jan 15»
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Who Needs Dentists? Early Humans Ate This Weed
(Newser) – The purple nut sedge, or nut grass, is generally considered a nasty, fast-spreading, and hard-to-kill nuisance weed today. But for our ancestors, it not ... «Newser, Jul 14»
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Ancient People Achieved Remarkably Clean Teeth With Noxious …
The purple nutsedge is one of the world's worst weeds, spreading stealthily underground and shrugging off herbicides as if they were soda water. But new ... «National Geographic, Jul 14»
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