sedgy

[ sej-ee ]

/ ˈsɛdʒ i /

abounding, covered, or bordered with sedge.

of or like sedge.

Origin of sedgy

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at sedge, -y¹

I could almost fancy I was in the country, for there were a few rushes and some sedgy growth close to where the rat had been busy.

Patience Wins |George Manville Fenn
Charley and Brown got seventeen ducks, on one of the sedgy lagoons.

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia |Ludwig Leichhardt
What is strange, no wild animals show themselves, not even in these sedgy, reedy swamps.

Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 |James Richardson
The common wild-ducks, teal, &c., should always be parboiled with a large carrot in the body to extract the fishy or sedgy taste.

Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book |Eliza Leslie

One example will suffice for present illustration—the sweet-pogonia or grass-pink of our sedgy swamps (Pogonia ophioglossoides).

My Studio Neighbors |William Hamilton Gibson