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Sedge ken
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.

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- Wish I Was Back on the Farm", originally made famous by George Formby. Sedge Moore (Russ Crook), born and bred in Somerset, is the b**** player. Louie...
- or Locustella luscinioides. JPL · 8960 8961 Schoenobaenus 2702 P-L The sedge warbler, or Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. JPL · 8961 8962 Noctua 2771 P-L...
- habitat, composed tall gr****es and sedges growing in shallow water Fenlands (film), a 1945 British film directed by Ken Annakin The Fenland Trail, a trail...
- Brickworks was built next to the Earl of Dudley's coal pits at Gospel End, Sedgely, and continued to manufacture bricks until its takeover by Wienerberger...
- Cyperus hemisphaericus is a species of sedge that is endemic to eastern parts of Africa. The perennial plant has a creeping but short rhizome that has...
- clubs and a public hotel, the Iluka Bowling Club, Iluka Golf Club, and Sedgers Reef Hotel. The bowling club has three bowling greens and a Chinese restaurant...
- was the owner of thoroughbred steeplechase race horses. In 1963, Owen's Sedge finished seventh in the Grand National. Another of his horses, Different...
- Sebastian Pandia, 22. Tyson Lofipo Interchange: 9. Denzel King, 14. Hugh Sedger, 15. Lachlan Roe, 21. Jesse Roberts. * = Brisbane Broncos allocation (?...
- nests in loose colonies. The nest is built in cattails, rushes, gr****es, sedge, or alder or willow bushes. The nest is constructed entirely by the female...
- Tilden and Gonzales. In 2014, Frank Sedgman, in his autobiography Game Sedge and Match, ranked Laver number three, behind Jack Kramer and Roger Federer...