sedge

Any of numerous grasslike plants of the family Cyperaceae, characteristically having solid three-sided stems, leaves arranged in three rows, and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers.

A flock of herons or bitterns, sometimes of cranes.

Synonyms Covey, etc. See flock.

A plant of the genus Carex, an extensive genus of grass-like cyperaceous plants.

Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous, innutritious herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species.

A flock of herons.