Cryptic crossword clue
Special border plant 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SEDGE

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What does SEDGE mean?

SEDGE noun
  1. Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedge, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species.
  2. Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
  3. Certain other plants resembling sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.
SEDGE noun
  1. A dry fly used in fly fishing, designed to resemble a sedge or caddis fly.
SEDGE noun
  1. Alternative spelling of segge
  2. A flock of herons, cranes, or bitterns.
SEDGE noun
  1. (heading) Military action.
  2. (heading) A seat.
  3. A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.

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