1. Grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

Derived forms: sedges

See also: sedgy

Type of: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant

Part of: Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family

Encyclopedia: Sedge

• downriver
• downscale
• downshift
• downside
• downsize
• downsizing
• downslope
• downspin
• downspout
• downstage
• downstair
• downstairs
• downstate
• downstream
• downstroke
• downswing
• downtick
• downtime
• downtown
• downtrend
• downtrodden
• downturn
• downward
• downward-arching
• downward-sloping