GENUS JUNCUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Juncus mean? • GENUS JUNCUS (noun)
The noun GENUS JUNCUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes
Familiarity information: GENUS JUNCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS JUNCUS (noun)
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 ("genus 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 "genus 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 ("genus Juncus" is a member of...):
family Juncaceae; Juncaceae; rush family (tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes)
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