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Definition of Genus Juncus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Juncaceae, Juncaceae, Rush Family
Member holonyms: Bullrush, Bulrush, Common Rush, Juncus Effusus, Soft Rush
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Juncus
Literary usage of Genus Juncus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1868)
"in the structure of their flower and fruit; and though in the genus Juncus the
larger groups are founded upon the nature of the vegetative organs and the ..."
2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1893)
"... when Dr. Engelmann published the first i »art of his Revision of the North
American species of the genus Juncus, were they comprehensively treated as ..."
3. Agricultural Botany, Theoretical and Practical by John Percival (1913)
"The commoner plants belonging to the genus Juncus are known as true rushes and
are mostly smooth perennials. Generally abundant on wet undrained land, ..."
4. Agricultural Botany: Theoretical and Practical by John Percival (1921)
"The commoner plants belonging to the genus Juncus are known as true rushes and
are mostly smooth perennials. Generally abundant on wet undrained land, ..."
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