noun
any of the plants of the sedge family often found on wet ground or in water, having usually triangular, solid stems, three rows of narrow, pointed leaves, and minute flowers borne in spikelets
Origin:
ME segge < OE secg, akin to sagu, saw: from the shape of the leaves
adjective
designating a family (Cyperaceae, order Cyperales) of grasslike, monocotyledonous plants, including papyrus