Difference between revisions of "Sedge"
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| − | *from Old English secg, sedge, from Germanic * | + | * '''sedge:''' any of numerous coarse, grassy, rush-like or flag-like plants growing in wet places and of the family ''Cyperaceae'' → from the Old English ''secg'', "sedge", from Proto Germanic ''*sagjoz'', “sword”, hence a plant with a cutting edge |
| − | + | ** [http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE446.html Indo-European Roots] | |
| − | * | + | ** [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=sedge&searchmode=none Online Eymological Dictionary] |
Latest revision as of 03:09, 23 July 2006
- side
- edge
- sedge: any of numerous coarse, grassy, rush-like or flag-like plants growing in wet places and of the family Cyperaceae → from the Old English secg, "sedge", from Proto Germanic *sagjoz, “sword”, hence a plant with a cutting edge
