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carex

(ˈkɛərɛks)

(Plants) a less common name for sedge¹

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Carex - large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges

genus Carex

liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family - bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant

Carex arenaria, sand reed, sand sedge - European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla

Carex pseudocyperus, cypress sedge - tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan

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PZ Cussons, the owner of brands such as Carex and Imperial Leather, has sold its Greek olive oil subsidiary Minerva to Mirties Enterprises Company, a firm controlled by Luxembourg investment firm Diorama Investments, for PS41m.

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The drop came despite strong UK sales of its Carex soap and St Tropez instant tan products.

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The business, which owns soap brands Imperial Leather and Carex, revealed that pre-tax profits fell 37.5% to PS37m for the year to May 31, compared with PS59.2m in the previous 12 months.

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It added that its soap brand Carex now has 36% of the market, with Original Source and Imperial Leather taking 20% of the shower market.

PZ Cussons to change focus amid profits slump

The business, which owns soap brands Imperial Leather and Carex, revealed that pre-tax profits fell 37.5% to PS37 million for the year to May 31, compared with PS59.2m in the previous 12 months.

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I fell in love first with Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica).

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Carex is just that, and its online "Did you know?" section provides little factoids such as, "Many bacteria can survive on surfaces for several months." The ultimate object, of course, is to sell more handwash, gels, wipes, and creams.

Carex Takes a 'Hands-On' Approach to Package Refresh

Moscow, Russia, January 25, 2018 --(PR.com)-- At the end of the year Zenith Carex (Nigeria) and Farasoobar Int'l Forwarder & Shipping Agency (Iran) became members of the Alliance.

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One of the best is the sedge Carex Frosted Curls, whose narrow hair-like leaves shimmer in the breeze.