sedge.

A grasslike plant, many species of which grow in wet ground and have solid, often three-sided stems.

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Words that belong together

• marsh sedge
• sedge bed
• clumps of sedge

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Sedge crowded the ditch beneath the bridge.

The meadow changed to sedge where the soil became wet.

He pushed through the sedges to reach open water.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Resembles grass but belongs to a different plant family; not every species lives in wetlands. Plural: sedges