genus carex

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   large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges

   SynonymsCarex

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofCyperaceae

Questions about genus carex

What does genus carex mean?

genus carex means "large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges".

What is another word for genus carex?

Close synonyms include Carex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus carex a common word?

genus carex is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.