juncaceous

[ juhng-key-shuh s ]
/ dʒʌŋˈkeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.
Compare rush family.

Origin of juncaceous

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

Words nearby juncaceous

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

Word Origin for juncaceous

C19: via New Latin from Latin juncus a rush