Sedge

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sÉ›dÍ¡Ê’/
• Rhymes: -É›dÊ’

From Old English secg, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- ("marsh plant"). Cognate with Dutch zegge and German Segge, dialectal German Saher ‘reeds’.

Full definition of sedge

Noun

1. Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedges, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species.
2. Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
3. A flock of herons.

Derived terms

• sedge frog

Variant spellings.

Noun

1. Obsolete spelling of siege
2. Alternative spelling of segge

Anagrams

• edges