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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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Origin and Etymology of carex
New Latin, from Latin, sedge; perhaps akin to Latin carrere to card
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