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juncaceous

[ juhng-key-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.


juncaceous

/ dʒʌŋˈkeɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Juncaceae, a family of grasslike plants with small brown flowers: includes the rushes and woodrushes Compare cyperaceous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of juncaceous1

1850–55; < New Latin Juncace ( ae ) rush family ( Junc ( us ) the type genus ( Latin: rush) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of juncaceous1

C19: via New Latin from Latin juncus a rush
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Example Sentences

Juncaceous, jun-kā′shus, adj. of or pertaining to the Juncace�, a natural order of plants, of which the Jun′cus, or rush, is the type.

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