juncaceous
[ juhng-key-shuh s ]
/ dʒʌŋˈkeɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the plant family Juncaceae.
Compare
rush family.
Words nearby juncaceous
jumpy,
jun,
jun.,
junagadh,
junc.,
juncaceous,
junco,
junction,
junction box,
junction city,
junction nevus
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