sedge : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sedge	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sedge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sedge n grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sedge \Sedge\, n. [OE. segge, AS. secg; akin to LG. segge; -- probably named from its bladelike appearance, and akin to L. secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument; cf. Ir. seisg, W. hesg. Cf. {Hassock}, {Saw} the instrument.] 1. (Bot.) 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. Note: The name is sometimes given to any other plant of the order {Cyperace[91]}, which includes {Carex}, {Cyperus}, {Scirpus}, and many other genera of rushlike plants. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A flock of herons. {Sedge ken} (Zo[94]l.), the clapper rail. See under 5th {Rail}. {Sedge warbler} (Zo[94]l.), 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}.