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sallow sedge

sallow sedge noun: carex lurida (in Carex subg. Carex), native to eastern North America.

sallow sedge: carex lurida (in Carex subg. Carex), native to eastern North America
Image: Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Noun

sallow sedge (uncountable)

  1. Carex lurida (in Carex subg. Carex), native to eastern North America.
    Synonyms:
    lurid sedge, shallow sedge

Synonyms of sallow sedge

  • lurid sedge
  • shallow sedge

Questions about sallow sedge

What does sallow sedge mean?
Sallow sedge means carex lurida (in Carex subg. Carex), native to eastern North America.
What part of speech is sallow sedge?
Sallow sedge is a noun.

Words near sallow sedge in the dictionary

  1. Salloum
  2. Salloums
  3. sallow
  4. sallow kitten
  5. sallow kittens
  6. sallow sedge
  7. sallow-thorn
  8. sallowed
  9. sallower
  10. sallowest
  11. sallowfaced

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