noun
sedge
SEJ/sedʒ/
A grasslike plant, usually with triangular stems, often growing in wet ground.
A clump of sedge grows beside the muddy pond.
Etymology
Old English secg already named this wetland plant. In Watkins's account, its deeper ancestry connects with cutting, making the sharp edges of its leaves the naming image.
In context
a pepper papyrus is a type of sedge which grows all along the banks of the nile
More examples
- Several sedges thrive in the garden's damp soil.
- This sedge has a triangular stem and narrow leaves.
- We plant sedge along the stream to help hold the soil.
Forms
sedge · sedges