Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sedge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sedge \Sedge\, n. [OE. segge, AS. secg; akin to LG. segge; --
probably named from its bladelike appearance, and akin to L.
secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument; cf. Ir. seisg, W.
hesg. Cf. {Hassock}, {Saw} the instrument.]
1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Carex}, 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.
Note: The name is sometimes given to any other plant of the
order {Cyperace[ae]}, which includes {Carex},
{Cyperus}, {Scirpus}, and many other genera of rushlike
plants.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A flock of herons.
{Sedge ken} (Zo["o]l.), the clapper rail. See under 5th
{Rail}.
{Sedge warbler} (Zo["o]l.), a small European singing bird
({Acrocephalus phragmitis}). It often builds its nest
among reeds; -- called also {sedge bird}, {sedge wren},
{night warbler}, and {Scotch nightingale}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sedge
n : grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having
solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of
inconspicuous flowers
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