: any of a family (Cyperaceae, the sedge family) of usually tufted monocotyledonous marsh plants differing from the related grasses in having achenes and solid stems
especially
: any of a cosmopolitan genus (Carex)
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The bulky stems and leaves are a welcome contrast alongside sedge and ornamental grasses.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
Two years after the last fire, burned sections of the 73-acre natural area bear charcoal stumps and scars, but the ground is also dappled in sedges and sunlight.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Tiny fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the Arctic to breed
Golden autumn sunlight glints through the sedges and shrubs of the tundra in northern Alaska.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
Most sedges adapt well to shade or part shade and look best when planted as an edging plant or in mass plantings.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
Two years after the last fire, burned sections of the 73-acre natural area bear charcoal stumps and scars, but the ground is also dappled in sedges and sunlight.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Tiny fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the Arctic to breed
Golden autumn sunlight glints through the sedges and shrubs of the tundra in northern Alaska.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
Most sedges adapt well to shade or part shade and look best when planted as an edging plant or in mass plantings.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sedge
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“Sedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedge. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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sedge
noun
: any of a family of plants of marshy areas that are related to the grasses and have solid often three-sided stems
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