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sedge

1. any grasslike cyperaceous plant of the genus Carex, typically growing on wet ground and having rhizomes, triangular stems, and minute flowers in spikelets
2. any other plant of the family Cyperaceae
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sedge

A plant which grows in dense tufts in marshy places; used to form a ridge on a thatched roof.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

sedge

used as symbol of purity in da Vinci paintings. [Plant Symbolism: Embolden, 25]
See: Purity
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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