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carrizo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • reed noun A tall, slender grass-like plant that grows in wet ground or shallow water.
  • sedge noun Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.

Senses

carrizo is used for these senses in English:

  • marram Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy beaches.
  • reed (countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
  • sedge Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedges; perennial herbs with triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grass-like leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib.

reed — full definition

  1. noun A tall, slender grass-like plant that grows in wet ground or shallow water.
  2. noun A thin strip of cane or metal in certain musical instruments that vibrates to produce sound.

sedge — full definition

  1. noun Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
  2. noun Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedges; perennial herbs with triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grass-like leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib.
  3. noun Any of various other plants resembling true sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.

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