juncaceous
[ juhng-key-shuhs ]
adjective
belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.
Origin of juncaceous
1- Compare rush family.
Words Nearby juncaceous
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British Dictionary definitions for juncaceous
juncaceous
/ (dʒʌŋˈkeɪʃəs) /
adjective
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
1C19: via New Latin from Latin juncus a rush
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