Belonging to or having the characteristics of the sedge family (Cyperaceae) of plants, which includes grasses and sedges.
From scientific Latin, combining 'cylindr-' (relating to cylinders) with the suffix '-aceous' (belonging to a family or group). The botanical term refers to the cylindrical stems characteristic of many sedges.
Sedges are so common that most people never notice them—yet they cover vast wetlands, their seeds feed waterfowl, and many are so similar to grasses that botanists use the phrase 'sedges have edges' to remember the tiny ridges that grasses lack!
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