Sedge vs. Sedgy — What's the Difference?

Any of numerous grasslike plants of the family Cyperaceae, characteristically having solid three-sided stems, leaves arranged in three rows, and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers.

Of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge.

Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedge, 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.

Overgrown with sedge.

Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.

Covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)

Any of certain other plants resembling sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.

(fishing) A dry fly used in fly fishing, designed to resemble a sedge or caddis fly.

Obsolete spelling of siege

A flock of herons, cranes, or bitterns.

Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous, innutritious 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.

A flock of herons.

Grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers