Definition for Sedge:

• Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous 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.

Synonyms for Sedge:

• n.

  •brush (noun)
  • cover,
  • coppice,
  • grove,
  • hedge,
  • shrubbery,
  • undergrowth,
  • thicket,
  • scrub,
  • copse.
  •plant (noun)
  • sedge.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • kelp,
  • duckweed,
  • seaweed,
  • algae,
  • watercress,
  • seagrass,
  • water lily.
  •
  • reed.
  •
  • rush.
  •singer
  • warbler.

Paraphrases for Sedge:

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    carex.
  • Proper noun, singular
    carex.

Sedge Sentence Examples:

• I have seen one from the South that had some kind of coarse reed or sedge woven into it, giving it an open - work appearance, like a basket.

• There was a green fresh hedge, And willows by the river side, And whistling sedge.

Homophones for Sedge:

• sidekick, sausage dog, stock issue, stokowski, static, Sadducee, sothis, stack away, Sachs Disease, showy daisy, swatch, stoic, stacks, steak sauce, shadow show, statuesque, sciatic, south sea, sixty-six, suicide squeeze, secotiaceae, sticky, steak, scotch, seduce, styx, schtik, shiatsu, Shasta Daisy, stake, sixties, stocks, stash away, shades, seaside daisy, seedcake, scotch kiss, stooge, sedgy, stagecoach, saccadic, switch, stodgy, sodoku, sideshow, sea duck, stakes, seats, stack, suds, studio couch, sad sack, stasis, suitcase, status, Stogy, steakhouse, stodge, scotch whisky, stage, shih-tzu, Swiss Steak, shaddock, shegetz, sideways, seed cake, Setose, stachyose, sudsy, stachys, sketchy, sege, sids, stash house, stays, succotash, sottish, sweats, stogie, swedish, sight gag, sidewise, sciatica, sightsee, sea dog, stitch, stick, stuck, shiitake, state highway, stock, status quo, statics, stucco, shtick, stokesia, stagy, sick headache, statice, Sitka, swastika, soutache, stoke, sasquatch, side dish, sketch, skittish, scottish, sweetish, statehouse, size stick, schottische, stowage, seditious, scads, scotch whiskey, schtick, stocky, stash, Setaceous, scots, soda ash, shtik, stag, seedcase, sod house, sweet acacia, scotch egg, sweat sock, studious, stagey.

Holonyms for Sedge:

• n.

  • plant
    Family Cyperaceae, sedge family, cyperaceae.

Hypernym for Sedge:

• n.

  • plant
    umbrella sedge, cotton rush, Scirpus Cyperinus, sand reed, nutgrass, Egyptian paper rush, Hardstem Bulrush, nut sedge, Yellow Nutgrass, cotton grass, rush nut, chufa, Scirpus Acutus, Egyptian Paper Reed, galangal, Cyperus Longus, wool grass, Carex Pseudocyperus, Cyperus Alternifolius, Cyperus Papyrus, earth almond, paper rush, Hardstemmed Bulrush, galingale, paper plant, sand sedge, Cyperus Esculentus, nut grass, Cyperus Rotundus, spike rush, papyrus, cypress sedge, nutsedge, ground almond, Carex Arenaria, umbrella plant.

Hyponym for Sedge:

• n.

  • plant
    marsh plant, swamp plant, bog plant.