SINCE 1828
carex
noun
car·ex
| \ ˈka(a)ˌreks\
Definition of carex
1
capitalized
: a genus of perennial grasslike herbs (family Cyperaceae) of very wide distribution and distinguished by having the seedlike achenes enclosed in a sac in the axil of a bract — see sedge
2
plural carices\ ˈkarəˌsēz\
: any plant of the genus Carex
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