Sĕdge, n.

(sĕj), n. [A-S. secg, L. Ger. segge, Ir. & Gael. seasg, W. hēsg. Cf. SEG.] (Bot.) A plant of a family which includes a great number of species, found growing in dense tufts, generally in wet grounds. The culms are triangular, and the leaves, which resemble those of grass, are usually rough upon the margins and keel. Gray. ☞ The name is especially applied to those of the genus Carex.