HyperDic: sand_sedge

English > 1 sense of the expression sand sedge:
NOUNplantsand sedge, sand reed, Carex arenariaEuropean maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States
English > sand sedge: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock / rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla.
Synonymssand reed, Carex arenaria
Member ofCarex, genus Carexlarge genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins
Broadersedgegrasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

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