carex

cārex icis, f

3 CAS-, a reed grass, sedge , V.

carex
cārex, ĭcis, f., reed-grass , rush , or sedge , Verg. G. 3, 231; Cat. 19, 2; Col. 11, 2, 62;...

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Carex
·noun A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreaceae...

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