white beaksedge en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /waɪt ˈbiːk.sɛd͡ʒ/
Etymology
From white + beaksedge, especially from contrast with brown beaksedge (Rhynchospora fusca).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A sedge of species Rhynchospora alba.
Dark bog pools are spiked with Common Cottongrass and White Beak-sedge, and in summer the brown, peaty water is warm to the touch.
2020 November 24, Sophie Lake, Durwyn Liley, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Britain's Habitats: A Field Guide to the Wildlife Habitats of Great Britain and Ireland - Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 264:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| white beak-sedge | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (15)
mul Rhynchospora alba (Rhynchospora alba) · zh 白穗刺子莞 (Rhynchospora alba) · it rincospora chiara (Rhynchospora alba) · ru oчеретник белый (Rhynchospora alba) · gd gob-sheisg (Rhynchospora alba) · cs hrotnosemenka bílá (Rhynchospora alba) · sv vitag (Rhynchospora alba) · fr rhynchoscope (Rhynchospora alba) · fi valkopiirtoheinä (Rhynchospora alba) · da hvid næbfrø (Rhynchospora alba) · rm schervetta alva (Rhynchospora alba) · de Weißes Schnabelried (Rhynchospora alba) · nl witte snavelbies (Rhynchospora alba) · ga gobsheisc (Rhynchospora alba) · pl przygiełka biała (Rhynchospora alba)