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From brown + beaksedge, especially from contrast with white beaksedge (Rhynchospora alba).
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brown beaksedge
Today it means: A sedge of species Rhynchospora fusca. Full definition →
Today it means: A sedge of species Rhynchospora fusca. Full definition →
From brown + beaksedge, especially from contrast with white beaksedge (Rhynchospora alba).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.