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sedge
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n.
a grasslike plant (Carex and other genera, family Cyperaceae) with triangular stems and inconspicuous flowers, widely distributed throughout temperate and cold regions, growing typically in wet ground.
DERIVATIVES:
sedg·y
/ ˈsejē/ adj.
ORIGIN: Old English secg, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin secare ‘to cut.’
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Adaptable, attractive sedges often overlooked for gardens.(Home & Garden)(The art of gardening)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 9/17/2006; 700+ words
; ...pair one of these sedges with a similarly...Best gold Yellow sedge, or Carex elata...Like variegated sedge, it also prefers...these variegated sedges with hellebores...dry, there is a sedge for you to try...this garden rhyme: Sedges are garden-worthy...
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Versatile sedges come in many shapes.(Home & Garden)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 5/20/2001; 700+ words
; ...a white border. Sedges can also have broad...Novel shapes Palm sedge, or Carex muskingumensis...Black-flowering sedge can grow in shallow...deep. Both of these sedges can be used to create...area, let native sedges form a grassy matrix...like Pennsylvania sedge can quietly create...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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SEDGE WRENS APPEAR RARELY IN NW INDIANA
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...were nesting in a dry meadow. Sedge wrens are considered to be wetland...and get their name from the sedge plant that grows in wet soil...15 years. There were a few sedges in the area, but the bulk of...and common milkweed. Why the sedge wrens were nesting there is...
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 "Sun, The: Homer Township - Lockport - Lemont (IL)")
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Ridding lawn of sedge is a tough nut to crack
Newspaper article from: Sun, The: Homer Township - Lockport - Lemont (IL); 9/28/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...United States, yellow nut sedge is the most common species...is a weed in lawns. Sedges can be distinguished...by the fact that the sedge stems are solid and triangular...growing on them. Because sedges grow best in moist soil...lawn, the faster the sedge will grow. The more...
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Habitat use by sedge wrens in southern Quebec.(Report)
Magazine article from: The Wilson Journal of Ornithology; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; The Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) is a rare...Brunswick, respectively (NatureServe 2007). Sedge Wrens typically exhibit low site tenacity...At least 91 sites have been occupied by Sedge Wrens since 1959 in Quebec, where they reach...
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 "Courier News (Elgin, IL)")
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Botanist focuses on overlooked sedges
Newspaper article from: Courier News (Elgin, IL); 9/4/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Mike Murphy reads sedges like paragraphs in...Survey, Murphy is a sedge specialist because...Botany Section on a sedge hike through Camp...north of Mossville. Sedges, Murphy told the...seed pods, of a sedge at Camp Wokanda in...6. Many types of sedges are definable only...
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Germination of threadleaf sedge (Cyperaceae: Carex filifolia) *.
Magazine article from: Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...germination of threadleaf sedge (Fulbright et al. 1982...dryland, and wetland sedges in the western United...especially dryland sedges, exhibited low germination...germination temperatures for sedges (Schutz, 1997, Schutz...AND METHODS Threadleaf sedge achenes (Fig. 1e...
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Love the look, but just can't seem to grow grasses? Sedge is your bet.(Home & Garden)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 8/12/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...use the terms carex and sedge interchangeably, which...correct. All carex are sedges, but not every sedge is a carex. The good...are some examples of sedges that might work in your...landscaping. Weeping Brown sedge: Can be grown in full...
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Evidence of dual breeding ranges for the Sedge Wren in the Central Great Plains.
Magazine article from: Wilson Bulletin; 3/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; Although the breeding range of the Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) includes...their breeding range in the United States, Sedge Wrens are rather rare, local, and erratic in occurrence. The breeding status of the Sedge Wren is an enigma as there are few or no...
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Insights on using morphologic data for phylogenetic analysis in sedges (Cyperaceae).(Report)
Magazine article from: The Botanical Review; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...phylogenetic reconstruction in sedges. Seven problems are...obstacles to inferring sedge phylogenies from morphology...is a problem, because sedges are relatively morphologically...phylogenetic analysis of sedges, I used morphologic...reconstruct phylogeny of sedge groups additional to...
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Sedges
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...characteristic of the sedge is its three...The flowers of sedges are small and have...Some species of sedge can occur in habitats...arctic and alpine sedges. Sedges are an...a member of the sedge family. No species of true sedges (that is, species...
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sedge
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
sedge common name for members...temperate zones. The name sedge is also used specifically...of the same family. Sedges differ from true grasses...called clubrushes, are sedges of the genus Scirpus...Many genera of the sedge family have indigenous...
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Sedge, Sege
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms
Sedge, Sege a collection of rush-like marsh plants, hence , a group of sea or marsh birds that use it as a nesting place. Also, siege. Examples : sedge of bitterns; of cranes; of herons — Bk. of St. Albans , 1486.
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sedges
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
sedges See CAREX and CLADIUM .
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sword sedge
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
sword sedge See LEPIDOSPERMA .
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