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