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sedge vs nutgrass

nutgrass vs sedge

sedge and nutgrass both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sedge Yes No No No
nutgrass Yes No No No
As nouns, nutgrass is a hyponym of sedge; that is, nutgrass 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
  • nutgrass: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
Other hyponyms of sedge include Cyperus alternifolius, umbrella plant, umbrella sedge, chufa, Cyperus esculentus, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, yellow nutgrass, Cyperus longus, galangal, galingale, Cyperus papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper plant, paper rush, papyrus, Cyperus rotundus, nut grass, nut sedge, 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) nutgrass (noun)
grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
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