Meanings
nounwhite beaksedge (uncountable)
alternative white beak-sedge
- uncountableA sedge of species Rhynchospora alba.
Dark bog pools are spiked with Common Cottongrass and White Beak-sedge, and in summer the brown, peaty water is warm to the touch.
2020 November 24, Sophie Lake, Durwyn Liley, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Britain's Habitats: A Field Guide to the Wildlife Habitats of Great Britain and Ireland - Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 264
Origin
From white + beaksedge, especially from contrast with brown beaksedge (Rhynchospora fusca).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 白穗刺子莞
- 白穗刺子莞Rhynchospora alba
Czech hrotnosemenka bílá
- hrotnosemenka bíláRhynchospora alba
Danish hvid næbfrø
- hvid næbfrøRhynchospora alba
Dutch witte snavelbies
- witte snavelbiesRhynchospora alba
Finnish valkopiirtoheinä
- valkopiirtoheinäRhynchospora alba
French rhynchoscope
- rhynchoscopeRhynchospora alba
German Weißes Schnabelried
- Weißes SchnabelriedRhynchospora alba
Irish gobsheisc
- gobsheiscRhynchospora alba
Italian rincospora chiara
- rincospora chiaraRhynchospora alba
Polish przygiełka biała
- przygiełka białaRhynchospora alba
Russian oчеретник белый
- oчеретник белый (očeretnik belyj)Rhynchospora alba
Scottish Gaelic gob-sheisg
- gob-sheisgRhynchospora alba
Swedish vitag
- vitagRhynchospora alba
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