: any of a family (Cyperaceae, the sedge family) of usually tufted monocotyledonous marsh plants differing from the related grasses in having achenes and solid stems
especially
: any of a cosmopolitan genus (Carex)
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The five species are being renamed as followed, according to the Michigan Invasive Species Program:
Calligraphy sedge will replace Asiatic sand sedge as the common name for Carex kobomugi, a species not known to be present in Michigan.
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
There are several types of sedge but most effective herbicides can control them all.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2024
Make sure your lawn type and type of sedge are listed on the label.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
For those who rarely search for anything beyond a misplaced set of keys or a cellphone, the life of a botanist might look impossibly poetic: combing through fields of wildflowers or perusing mossy riverbanks in search of elusive plants with names like handsome sedge and rough false pennyroyal.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
There are several types of sedge but most effective herbicides can control them all.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2024
Make sure your lawn type and type of sedge are listed on the label.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
For those who rarely search for anything beyond a misplaced set of keys or a cellphone, the life of a botanist might look impossibly poetic: combing through fields of wildflowers or perusing mossy riverbanks in search of elusive plants with names like handsome sedge and rough false pennyroyal.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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“Sedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedge. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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sedge
noun
: any of a family of plants of marshy areas that are related to the grasses and have solid often three-sided stems
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