juncaceous

[ juhng-key-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.

Origin of juncaceous

1
1850–55; <New Latin Juncace(ae) rush family (Junc(us) the type genus (Latin: rush) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for juncaceous

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

Origin of juncaceous

1
C19: via New Latin from Latin juncus a rush

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