Word | sedge |
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Definition | n. A grasslike plant with triangular stems, growing in wet ground. |
Sentence | At last, the river crossed, the ferryman lands the seer and hero all unharmed in the marsh, the repellent oozing slime and livid sedge. |
Source | Virgil, The Aeneid, Book 6 l. 475–477, p. 196 Image: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4014136 |
Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary
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