sedge: Meaning and Definition of

sedge

Pronunciation: (sej), [key]
— n.
  1. any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places. Cf.
  2. any plant of the sedge family.
  3. siege (def. 5).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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