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单词 sedge
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sedge  (sej),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places. Cf. sedge family. 
  2. Plant Biologyany plant of the sedge family.
  3. Birdssiege (def. 5).
  • bef. 900; Middle English segge, Old English secg; akin to saw1; presumably so named from its sawlike edges

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sedge /sɛdʒ/ n
  1. any grasslike cyperaceous plant of the genus Carex, typically growing on wet ground and having rhizomes, triangular stems, and minute flowers in spikelets
Etymology: Old English secg; related to Middle High German segge sedge, Old English sagu saw1

ˈsedgy adj
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