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sedge

[sej] / sɛdʒ /


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The building was made from locally gathered clay and peat, with sedge grass for its thatched roof.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Backyards full of wispy sedge grass, verdant moss, and wildflower meadows are helping bring gardens and green spaces back to life.

From National Geographic • Jul. 20, 2023

She lists the type of colorful foliage hikers can expect to see on each trip, from Geyer’s sedge to blue wildrye and rosy spirea.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

Even so, the decision to cancel a festival that celebrates the natural wonder of sedge warblers, ospreys, redwings and wigeons that are able to take to the skies carbon-free has left many fans crestfallen.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2021

As Pipkin reached the path a great, shimmering dragonfly, four inches long, all emerald and sable, appeared at his shoulder, hovered, droning and motionless, and was gone like lightning into the sedge.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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