HyperDic: genus_juncus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Juncus:
NOUNplantgenus Juncus, Juncustype genus of the Juncaceae
English > genus Juncus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes.
SynonymJuncus
Member ofJuncaceae, family Juncaceae, rush familytufted herbs resembling grasses
Membersbulrush, bullrush, common rush, soft rush, Juncus effusustall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishgenus juncus, juncus
Catalangenus juncus, juncus

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