Associations to the word «Carex»

Wiktionary

CAREX, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae   — a group of sedges.
CAREX, noun. Any member of the genus Carex of sedges.
CAREX HIRTA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae   — the hairy sedge, native to much of Europe.

Dictionary definition

CAREX, noun. Large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges.

Wise words

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