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beaksedge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbiːk.sɛd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From beak + sedge, from the tapered shape of its seedpods.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any plant of the genus Rhynchospora.
   • This is one of the larger species of beaksedges in Florida. 2005, Marc C. Minno, Jerry F. Butler, Donald W. Hall, Florida Butterfly Caterpillars and their Host Plants, University Press of Florida, page 225:
   • Several similar species may occur throughout the southeastern United States. Narrowfruit horned beaksedge is very similar and occurs in similar habitats, but is less common. Broadfruit horned beaksedge is also similar but is restricted to the lower coastal plain areas of Mississippi. 2012 February 1, Michael L. Schummer, Heath M. Hagy, K. Sarah Fleming, Joshua C. Cheshier, James T. Callicutt, “Beakrush, beaksedge, shortbristle horned beaksedge”, in A Guide to Moist-Soil Wetland Plants of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Univ. Press of Mississippi, →ISBN, page 168:
   • Beaksedge species are difficult to identify in the field; 10x or higher magnification is needed to examine the fruits. 2007, Linda G. Chafin, Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 303:

Forms

Deriveds

white beaksedge · brown beaksedge

Synonyms

beakrush

Translations (13)

de Schnabelried (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · da næbfrø (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · fi piirtoheinä (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · ru oчеретник (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · cs hrotnosemenka (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · fr rhynchoscope (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · nl snavelbies (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · gd gob-sheisg (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · zh 刺子莞属 (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · mul Rhynchospora (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · ja ミカヅキグサ属 (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · pl przygiełka (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora) · sv småag (any plant of the genus Rhynchospora)