| English Dictionary |
UMBRELLA SEDGE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does umbrella sedge mean?
• UMBRELLA SEDGE (noun)
The noun UMBRELLA SEDGE has 1 sense:
1. African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
Familiarity information: UMBRELLA SEDGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cyperus alternifolius; umbrella plant; umbrella sedge
Hypernyms ("umbrella sedge" is a kind of...):
sedge (grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers)
Holonyms ("umbrella sedge" is a member of...):
Cyperus; genus Cyperus (type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"White men have too many chiefs." (Native American proverb, Nez Perce)
"Don't eat your bread on someone else's table." (Arabic proverb)
"An understanding person needs only half a word." (Dutch proverb)