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Noun: umbrella sedge
  1. African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
    "The umbrella sedge made an attractive addition to the water garden";
    - umbrella plant, Cyperus alternifolius

Derived forms: umbrella sedges

Type of: sedge

Part of: Cyperus, genus Cyperus

Encyclopedia: Umbrella sedge