Rhynchospora
9.9
A grasslike plant with a beak-shaped fruit that grows in marshes
- noun
- /rɪŋkəˈspoʊrə/
- Specialized
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rinchospora
- The distinctive beak-shaped fruit helps identify a Rhynchospora in the field.
Examples
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Botanists discovered a rare species of Rhynchospora thriving in the wetland reserve.
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The Rhynchospora plant thrives in marshy areas.
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A small Rhynchospora grew among the sedges along the marshy edge of the pond.
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Look at that Rhynchospora!
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A small Rhynchospora grew among the sedges along the marshy edge of the pond.
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Botanists discovered a rare species of Rhynchospora thriving in the wetland reserve.
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The Rhynchospora plant thrives in marshy areas.
Synonyms
rush
vsRhynchospora
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8.5
A plant like grass that grows in wet places
is a specific genus of beaklike plants native to marshy or wet areas
Surface Forms
Rhynchospora singular
Rhynchosporas plural
Etymology
Rhynchospora comes from the Greek parts rhynchos meaning 'beak' and spora meaning 'seed'. So a Rhynchospora is a plant with a 'beak-shaped' seed or fruit, which is why people call it beak-rush and notice it in marshy places.