sedge vs galangal

galangal vs sedge

sedge and galangal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sedge	Yes	No	No	No
galangal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, galangal is a hyponym of sedge; that is, galangal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sedge:

sedge: grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
galangal: European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

Other hyponyms of sedge include Cyperus alternifolius, umbrella plant, umbrella sedge, chufa, Cyperus esculentus, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, yellow nutgrass, Cyperus longus, galingale, Cyperus papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper plant, paper rush, papyrus, Cyperus rotundus, nut grass, nut sedge, nutgrass, nutsedge, Carex arenaria, sand reed, sand sedge, Carex pseudocyperus, cypress sedge, cotton grass, cotton rush, hardstem bulrush, hardstemmed bulrush, Scirpus acutus, Scirpus cyperinus, wool grass, spike rush.

sedge (noun)	galangal (noun)
grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers	southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
	European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

Difference between sedge and galangal

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