white beaksedge

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English

white beaksedge (Rhynchospora alba)

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Etymology

From white +‎ beaksedge, especially from contrast with brown beaksedge (Rhynchospora fusca).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waɪt ˈbiːk.sɛd͡ʒ/

Noun

white beaksedge (uncountable)

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  1. A sedge of species Rhynchospora alba.
    • 2020 November 24, Sophie Lake, Durwyn Liley, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Britain's Habitats: A Field Guide to the Wildlife Habitats of Great Britain and Ireland - Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 264:
      Dark bog pools are spiked with Common Cottongrass and White Beak-sedge, and in summer the brown, peaty water is warm to the touch.

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