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# sedge

noun (sedge, sedges)

«sedge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A grass-like plant that grows in wet places such as marshes, ponds and riverbanks. Its stems are often triangular. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sedge/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and nature lessons sedges are part of wetland habitats, giving shelter to insects and birds. A rhyme helps tell them apart: «sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses are hollow». Phrases: «sedge warbler», «sedge grass».

### Examples

- Sedge grows thickly around the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sedge/#x1)
- Sedges have three-sided stems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sedge/#x2)
- A sedge warbler sang from the reeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sedge/#x3)
- We found frogspawn among the sedge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sedge/#x4)
- Ducks nest in the sedge by the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sedge/#x5)
- Feel the stem: if it has edges, it is a sedge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sedge/#x6)

### Note

Countable or uncountable. Not the same as «hedge». Remember: «sedges have edges».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sedge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sedge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sedge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sedge.html) on Mova free.