JUNCUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Juncus mean? 

• JUNCUS (noun)
  The noun JUNCUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: JUNCUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUNCUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Juncus; Juncus

Hypernyms ("Juncus" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (members of "Juncus"):

bullrush; bulrush; common rush; Juncus effusus; soft rush (tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America)

Holonyms ("Juncus" is a member of...):

family Juncaceae; Juncaceae; rush family (tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes)