Sedge

/sedʒ/ noun

Definition

A grasslike plant with triangular stems and inconspicuous flowers, typically growing in wet ground.

Etymology

From Old English 'secg', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'zegge' and German 'Segge'.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
biesie
BEE-se
AMአማርኛ
ግርማ
gir-ma
ARالعربية
سعد
sa'd
BGБългарски
острица
os-TRI-tsa
BNবাংলা
ঘাস
ghash
CACatalà
càrex
KA-reks
CSČeština
ostřice
os-TRY-tse
DADansk
star
STAR
DEDeutsch
Segge
ZE-ge
ELΕλληνικά
κύπειρο
KEE-pi-ro
ESEspañol
junco
HOON-ko
ETEesti
tarn
tarn
EUEuskara
lezkari
lez-KA-ri
FAفارسی
جگن
ja-gan
FISuomi
sara
SA-ra
FRFrançais
carex
ka-REKS
GLGalego
carrizo
ka-RI-tho
HEעברית
גומא
go-MA
HIहिन्दी
नरकुल
nar-KUL
HRHrvatski
šaš
shash
HUMagyar
sás
shaash
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput teki
rum-put TE-ki
ITItaliano
carice
KA-ri-che
JA日本語
スゲ
su-ge
KO한국어
사초
sa-cho
LTLietuvių
vandens vikšris
VAN-dens VIK-shris
LVLatviešu
grīslis
GRIIS-lis
MNМонгол
хөвд
khovd
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput teki
rum-put TE-ki
MYမြန်မာ
မြက်ပင်
myet-pin
NLNederlands
zegge
ZE-ge
NONorsk
starr
STAR
PLPolski
turzyca
tur-ZY-tsa
PTPortuguês
junco
ZHOON-ko
RORomână
rogoz
ro-GOZ
RUРусский
осока
o-SO-ka
SKSlovenčina
ostrica
os-TRI-tsa
SLSlovenščina
ostrica
os-TRI-tsa
SRСрпски
шаш
shash
SVSvenska
starr
STAR
SWKiswahili
nyasi
NYA-si
TAதமிழ்
கோரை
ko-rai
TEతెలుగు
కాగడా
kaa-ga-daa
THไทย
กก
kok
TRTürkçe
saz
saz
UKУкраїнська
осока
o-SO-ka
URاردو
گھاس
ghaas
VITiếng Việt
cói
koy
ZH中文
莎草
suō cǎo

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