sedge (n)

n12150028

type n
lex_filenum 20
def grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
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Hypernym marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
Member holonym Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family
Derivationally related form sedge → sedgy
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
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Derivationally related form sedgy → sedge
Member meronym Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family
Hypernym 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
Hyponym marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant

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