Carex (Noun)
Meaning
Large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The naturalist's keen eye spotted a species of carex nestled among the reeds in the shallow waters of the marsh.
- The woodland trail was lined with various types of carex, their leaves rustling softly in the breeze.
- As we made our way through the bog, the ground became increasingly spongy beneath our feet, supporting a variety of carex species.
- In the spring, the ditch beside the farm road would flood, and carex plants would begin to sprout along its margins.
- A nature reserve visitor stumbled upon a unique specimen of carex that grew exclusively in that region's waterlogged environment.