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sedge vs spike rush

spike rush vs sedge

sedge and spike rush both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sedge Yes No No No
spike rush Yes No No No
As nouns, spike rush is a hyponym of sedge; that is, spike rush 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
  • spike rush: a sedge of the genus Eleocharis
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, 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.
sedge (noun) spike rush (noun)
grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers a sedge of the genus Eleocharis
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