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Meaning of bjúgstör | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2
ˈpjuɣ.stœːr

Definitions

curved sedge (Carex maritima)

feminine

Examples

“Niður á láglendinu er língresið orðið útbreiddast, það breiðir sig þar yfir sandinn og bindur hann; þar vex einnig vingull, sveifgras, mýrastör, bjúgstör, fífa, kattartunga, mýrasóley, grávíðir, kornsúra.”

Down in the lowlands bentgrass has become widespread, it spreads itself over the sand and binds to it; there also grows fescue, meadow-grass, black sedge, curved sedge, cottongrass, sea plantain, bog-star, arctic willow, Alpine bistort.

“Kvað þar mest að sauðvingli, bjúgstör og öðrum þurrlendisjurtum.”

From the wilderness

“Blómið til vinstri er lokasjóður (peningagras), bjúgstarir i miðju og fífa t.h.”

The flower to the left is the yellow rattle, curved sedges in the middle and cottongrass to the right.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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