Значение

значений: 5
  1. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.

  2. Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.

    (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedges; perennial herbs with triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grass-like leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib.

    Segge, Riedgras

    осокаosoka

    осокаosoka

  3. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Any of various other plants resembling true sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.

  4. A dry fly used in fly fishing, designed to resemble a sedge or caddis fly.

  5. A flock of herons, cranes, or bitterns.

Ещё определения
  • grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

Примеры

предложений: 2
  1. The sedge has withered from the lake, and no birds sing.

  2. It’s believed purple nut sedge may have the ability to inhibit the growth of Streptococcus mutans.

Переводы

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Українська
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any plant of the genus Carex:
Русский
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any plant of the genus Carex:
Deutsch
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any plant of the genus Carex:

Происхождение

From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Pro

From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”).

By contraction from sedge fly.

Variant spellings.

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