umbrella sedge

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umbrella sedge - African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leavesCyperus alternifolius, umbrella plantsedge - grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowersCyperus, genus Cyperus - type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions