(n) European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla, Syn. sand reed, Carex arenaria
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
‖n. [ L., sedge. ] (Bot.) A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreaceæ; the sedges. [ 1913 Webster ]