[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

carex \ca"rex\, n. l., sedge. bot.
   a numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial
   herbaceous plants of the order cypreaceae; the sedges.
   1913 webster
see also:
cypreaceae 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

carex
     n : large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and
         ditches or at water margins: sedges syn: genus carex
see also:
genus carex 

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