sedge — ozdic

Collocations

3

ADJ.

purple

VERB + SEDGE

believed

PREP.

from

Definitions

noun

1

Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.

2

Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.

But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.

3

Any of various other plants resembling true sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.

noun

1

A dry fly used in fly fishing, designed to resemble a sedge or caddis fly.

noun

1

Obsolete spelling of siege.

2

A flock of herons, cranes, or bitterns.

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01

But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trin

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02

The sedge has withered from the lake, and no birds sing.

Tatoeba · #452281

03

It’s believed purple nut sedge may have the ability to inhibit the growth of Streptococcus mutans.

Tatoeba · #11542165

Usage Notes

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