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brown beaksedge

/bɹaʊn ˈbiːk.sɛd͡ʒ/

brown beaksedge noun: a sedge of species Rhynchospora fusca.

brown beaksedge: a sedge of species Rhynchospora fusca
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Noun

brown beaksedge (uncountable)

  1. A sedge of species Rhynchospora fusca.
    • For example, in Brown beak-sedge (Rhynchospora fusca) the teeth on the bristles point upward; in White beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba) the teeth located at the base point upward, while the teeth farther away from the base point downward.2013 August 31, R. T. J. Cappers, R.M. Bekker, A Manual for the Identification of Plant Seeds and Fruits, Barkhuis, →ISBN, page 113

Forms of brown beaksedge

alternative formbrown beak-sedge

Origin of brown beaksedge

From brown + beaksedge, especially from contrast with white beaksedge (Rhynchospora alba).

Questions about brown beaksedge

What does brown beaksedge mean?
Brown beaksedge means a sedge of species Rhynchospora fusca.
What part of speech is brown beaksedge?
Brown beaksedge is a noun.
How do you pronounce brown beaksedge?
Brown beaksedge is pronounced /bɹaʊn ˈbiːk.sɛd͡ʒ/.

Words near brown beaksedge in the dictionary

  1. brown bags
  2. brown bar
  3. brown bars
  4. brown bastard
  5. brown bastards
  6. brown beaksedge
  7. brown bean
  8. brown beans
  9. brown bear
  10. brown bears
  11. brown bent

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