2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sedge  \Sedge\,  n.  [OE.  segge,  AS  secg;  akin  to  LG  segge;  -- 
  probably  named  from  its  bladelike  appearance,  and  akin  to  L. 
  secare  to  cut,  E.  saw  a  cutting  instrument;  cf  Ir  seisg,  W. 
  hesg.  Cf  {Hassock},  {Saw}  the  instrument.] 
  1.  (Bot.)  Any  plant  of  the  genus  {Carex},  perennial, 
  endogenous  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. 
 
  Note:  The  name  is  sometimes  given  to  any  other  plant  of  the 
  order  {Cyperace[ae]},  which  includes  {Carex}, 
  {Cyperus},  {Scirpus},  and  many  other  genera  of  rushlike 
  plants. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  flock  of  herons. 
 
  {Sedge  ken}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  clapper  rail.  See  under  5th 
  {Rail}. 
 
  {Sedge  warbler}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  small  European  singing  bird 
  ({Acrocephalus  phragmitis}).  It  often  builds  its  nest 
  among  reeds;  --  called  also  {sedge  bird},  {sedge  wren}, 
  {night  warbler},  and  {Scotch  nightingale}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sedge 
  n  :  grasslike  or  rushlike  plant  growing  in  wet  places  having 
  solid  stems,  narrow  grasslike  leaves  and  spikelets  of 
  inconspicuous  flowers 

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