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carex

[ kair-eks, kar- ]

noun

  1. any sedge of the genus Carex.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carex1

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin cārex sedge

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Example Sentences

It is not a grass but a sedge (Carex glauca or C. panicea) with leaves rather like those of a carnation.

The large genus Carex contains many common sedges with grass-like leaves springing from the base or the lower part of the stem.

It feeds in the stems of Cladium mariscus, sedge (Carex paludosa), and yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus).

The land here is more elevated and less marshy, though somewhat impaired by tumps (of Carex cspitosa).

In boggy places Aira alpina, Carex ustulata, and Vaccinium uliginosum are observable.

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