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sedge wren
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sedge wren, n:
sedge wren
(gcide)
Sedge \Sedge\, n. [OE. segge, AS. secg; akin to LG. segge; --
probably named from its bladelike appearance, and akin to L.
secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument; cf. Ir. seisg, W.
hesg. Cf. Hassock, Saw the instrument.]
1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial,
endogenous, innutritious herbs, often growing in dense
tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless
stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves
which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There
are several hundred species.
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Note: The name is sometimes given to any other plant of the
order Cyperaceae, which includes Carex, Cyperus,
Scirpus, and many other genera of rushlike plants.
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2. (Zool.) A flock of herons.
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Sedge hen (Zool.), the clapper rail. See under 5th Rail.


Sedge warbler (Zool.), a small European singing bird
(Acrocephalus phragmitis). It often builds its nest
among reeds; -- called also sedge bird, sedge wren,
night warbler, and Scotch nightingale.
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sedge wren
(wn)
sedge wren
n 1: small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows [syn:
sedge wren, short-billed marsh wren, {Cistothorus
platensis}]
2: small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and
winters in Africa [syn: sedge warbler, sedge bird, {sedge
wren}, reedbird, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus]
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