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carex.

reed-grass; sedges; rushes;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkaː.rɛks]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.reks]
  1. sedge

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Perhaps related to carrō (“to card”); see English card (sense 2). However, compare Welsh cors (“reeds, bog”), Irish corrach (“marsh, bog”).

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