Word

sedge, n.
(sedges)

grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
<noun.plant>

sedge

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sedgy

semantic pointers

member holonym

Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family

hypernym

marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant

hyponym

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