Sedge

n.	1.	(Bot.) Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous, innutritious herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species.
	2.	(Zool.) A flock of herons. Sedge hen (Zool.) the clapper rail. See under 5th Rail. Sedge warbler (Zool.) a small European singing bird (Acrocephalus phragmitis). It often builds its nest among reeds; - called also sedge bird, sedge wren, night warbler, and Scotch nightingale.

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sedge - grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

bog plant, Carex arenaria, Carex pseudocyperus, chufa, cotton grass, cotton rush, Cyperaceae, Cyperus alternifolius, Cyperus esculentus, Cyperus longus, Cyperus papyrus, Cyperus rotundus, cypress sedge, earth almond, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, family Cyperaceae, galangal, galingale, ground almond, hardstem bulrush, hardstemmed bulrush, marsh plant, nut grass, nut sedge, nutgrass, nutsedge, paper plant, paper rush, papyrus, rush nut, sand reed, sand sedge, Scirpus acutus, Scirpus cyperinus, sedge family, spike rush, swamp plant, umbrella plant, umbrella sedge, wool grass, yellow nutgrass