rush family

noun

1. the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.

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“Discovery was deeply saddened to learn of Fred Hurt’s passing. He was a treasured member of the Gold Rush family and we share our condolences with his family and all those who loved him,” the cable network said Thursday in a statement to The Times.

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The Rush family bought 4R Farm in the early 1960s.

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The Rush family results were as expected.

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The kit would arrive in the mail, just as it had for the Rush family Christmas, still looking so cheery and playful, like a Fisher-Price science set.

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Luzula, lū′zū-l�, n. a genus of plants of the rush family, having plain leaves, covered with thinly scattered, longish hairs.

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