brown beaksedge

English

Left: Rhynchospora fusca, brown beaksedge

Alternative forms

• brown beak-sedge

Etymology

brown +‎ beaksedge, especially from contrast with white beaksedge (Rhynchospora alba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɹaʊn ˈbiːk.sɛd͡ʒ/

Noun

brown beaksedge (uncountable)

1. A sedge of species Rhynchospora fusca.
   • 2013 August 31, R. T. J. Cappers, R.M. Bekker, A Manual for the Identification of Plant Seeds and Fruits, Barkhuis, →ISBN, page 113:

     For example, in Brown beak-sedge (Rhynchospora fusca) the teeth on the bristles point upward; in White beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba) the teeth located at the base point upward, while the teeth farther away from the base point downward.

Translations

Rhynchospora fusca

• Czech: hrotnosemenka hnědá
• Dutch: bruine snavelbies
• Finnish: ruskopiirtoheinä
• French: rhynchoscope brun
• German: Braunes Schnabelried, Rotes Schnabelried
• Scottish Gaelic: gob-sheisg ruadh f
• Translingual: Rhynchospora fusca