sedge en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /sɛd͡ʒ/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Germanic *sagjaz Proto-West Germanic *sagi Old English seċġ Middle English segge English sedge 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”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
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(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Cyperaceae. ▸ 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.
But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) Any of various other plants resembling true sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sedges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
slender sedge · sedge-darter · fox sedge · bottle sedge · long hair sedge · sedgeland · star sedge · hairsedge · common sedge · claspbract sedge · acute sedge · mud sedge · sedgelike · woolsedge · silvery sedge · string sedge · creeping sedge · tussock sedge · glaucous sedge · sedge frog · sedge grass · flatsedge · rare spring-sedge · wood sedge · sedged · sedge wren · cat-tail sedge · sedge fly · Sedgebrook · sword sedge · Bicknell's sedge · nutsedge · Krause's sedge · soft fox sedge · goosegrass sedge · blue wood sedge · Pennsylvania sedge · few-flowered sedge · sedgy · sedge warbler · broom sedge · broomsedge · sallow sedge · plantainleaf sedge · sedge hat · sedge-skipper · sand sedge · beaksedge
Relateds
Translations (67)
la cārex (any plant of the genus Carex) · nn storr (any plant of the genus Carex) · ro rogoz (any plant of the genus Carex) · da star (any plant of the genus Carex) · bg острица (any plant of the genus Carex) · it sala (any plant of the genus Carex) · ky кыйгак (any plant of the genus Carex) · gd stàrr (any plant of the family Cyperaceae) · fo steyrur (any plant of the genus Carex) · nl zegge (any plant of the genus Carex) · it carice (any plant of the genus Carex) · cs šáchorovitá rostlina (any plant of the family Cyperaceae) · alt кӧрӧн (any plant of the genus Carex) · mg zozoro (any plant of the family Cyperaceae) · mi tarangārara (any plant of the genus Carex) · hy կնյուն (any plant of the genus Carex) · kw hesk (any plant of the genus Carex) · fr laîche (any plant of the genus Carex) · fo størur (any plant of the genus Carex) · ru осока (any plant of the genus Carex) · fi sara (any plant of the genus Carex) · os дзала (any plant of the genus Carex) · cy hesgen (any plant of the genus Carex) · mi toetoe (any plant of the genus Carex) · alt кыйгак (any plant of the genus Carex) · pt carriço (any plant of the genus Carex) · fo stør (any plant of the genus Carex) · pl cibora (any plant of the family Cyperaceae) · nv tłʼoh dichʼíízh (any plant of the genus Carex) · lzz ისირი (any plant of the genus Carex) · uk осока (any plant of the genus Carex) · eo karekso (any plant of the genus Carex) · fa جگن (any plant of the genus Carex) · mul Cyperaceae (any plant of the family Cyperaceae) · nb starr (any plant of the genus Carex) · ga cíb (any plant of the family Cyperaceae) · es carrizo (any plant of the genus Carex) · ja 菅 (any plant of the genus Carex) · hu sás (any plant of the genus Carex) · alt кыйгак ӧлӧҥ (any plant of the genus Carex) · br hesk (any plant of the genus Carex) · mg zorozoro (any plant of the family Cyperaceae) · sk ostrica (any plant of the genus Carex) · de Segge (any plant of the genus Carex) · grc βούτομον (any plant of the genus Carex) · fi sarakasvi (any plant of the family Cyperaceae) · gd seisg (any plant of the genus Carex) · mi tākahikahi (any plant of the genus Carex) · ga seisg (any plant of the genus Carex) · ota قوم اوتی (any plant of the genus Carex) · sva ისრ (any plant of the genus Carex) · gl carrizo (any plant of the genus Carex) · ky өлөң (any plant of the genus Carex) · sh šaš (any plant of the genus Carex) · sv starr (any plant of the genus Carex) · mul Carex (any plant of the genus Carex) · dsb rězyna (any plant of the genus Carex) · gd seasg (any plant of the genus Carex) · xmf ისირი (any plant of the genus Carex) · li bies (any plant of the family Cyperaceae) · ka ისლი (any plant of the genus Carex) · pl turzyca (any plant of the genus Carex) · cs ostřice (any plant of the genus Carex) · tt күрән (any plant of the genus Carex) · sv halvgräs (any plant of the family Cyperaceae) · de Riedgras (any plant of the genus Carex) · fo stargras (any plant of the genus Carex)