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    JUNCUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    genus Juncus; Juncus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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)

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