- Any of numerous grasslike plants of the family Cyperaceae, having solid stems, leaves in three vertical rows, and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers, with each flower subtended by a scalelike bract.莎草，苔：任一种莎草科草状的植物，有结实的茎，叶子呈垂直三行排列，开不显眼的为被鱼鳞状苞叶所衬托的小穗状花朵
- Middle English segge 中古英语 segge
- from Old English secg * see sek- 源自 古英语 secg * 参见 sek-