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Juncus

noun

type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes

• Syn: ↑genus Juncus

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Juncaceae, ↑family Juncaceae, ↑rush family

• Member Meronyms: ↑bulrush, ↑bullrush, ↑common rush, ↑soft rush, ↑Juncus effusus

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\\ˈjəŋkəs\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, rush — more at jonquil

1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Juncaceae) of chiefly marsh plants of temperate regions that are perennial tufted glabrous herbs with mostly terete or channeled leaves

2. -es : any plant of the genus Juncus — see rush

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juncus /jungˈkəs/

noun

Any plant of the genus Juncus, the typical genus of rushes, giving name to the Juncāˈceae, the rush family

ORIGIN: L juncus a rush

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juncāˈceous adjective

Useful english dictionary. 2012.