broomsedge
See also: broom sedge
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Starr_031118-0122_Andropogon_virginicus.jpg.webp)
Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus)
![](Images/wiktionary/Carex_tribuloides_-_Copenhagen_Botanical_Garden_-_DSC07939.JPG.webp)
Broomsedge (Carex tribuloides)
Alternative forms
- broom sedge
Etymology
broom + sedge
Noun
broomsedge (uncountable)
- Any species of grass in the genus Andropogon, especially Andropogon virginicus, broomsedge bluestem.
- Certain true sedges:
- Carex scoparia, broom sedge.
- Carex tribuloides, broom sedge.
Further reading
broomsedge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Andropogon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Carex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Andropogon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Carex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons