noun
Meaning 1
A sedge of species Rhynchospora alba.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
white beaksedge
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Pronunciation
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/waɪt ˈbiːk.sɛd͡ʒ/
History
Etymology
From white + beaksedge, especially from contrast with brown beaksedge (Rhynchospora fusca).
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 白穗刺子莞 — Rhynchospora alba
- Czech: hrotnosemenka bílá — Rhynchospora alba
- Danish: hvid næbfrø — Rhynchospora alba
- Dutch: witte snavelbies — Rhynchospora alba
- Finnish: valkopiirtoheinä — Rhynchospora alba
- French: rhynchoscope — Rhynchospora alba
- German: Weißes Schnabelried — Rhynchospora alba
- Irish: gobsheisc — Rhynchospora alba
- Italian: rincospora chiara — Rhynchospora alba
- Polish: przygiełka biała — Rhynchospora alba
- Romansh: schervetta alva — Rhynchospora alba
- Russian: oчеретник белый (očeretnik belyj) — Rhynchospora alba
- Scottish Gaelic: gob-sheisg — Rhynchospora alba
- Swedish: vitag — Rhynchospora alba
- Translingual: Rhynchospora alba — Rhynchospora alba