What Does Sedge Mean?

The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid, monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus Carex with over 2,000 species.

Is sedge a real word?

Sedge is a plant that looks like grass and grows in wet ground.

What makes a grass a sedge?

The key difference between grass and sedge is that grass is a member of plant family Poaceae and it has a hollow cylindrical stem and alternately arranged leaves while sedge is a member of family Cyperaceae and it has a solid triangular stem and spirally arranged leaves.