Juncus

See also: juncus

Translingual

Juncus effusus

Etymology

From Latin iuncus (“rush”). Doublet of Junco.

Proper noun

Juncus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Juncaceae – rushes.

Usage notes

• Thought to be paraphyletic and, thus, likely to change in its circumscription.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Juncaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Juncus acutus – type species; Juncus bufonius, Juncus effusus, Juncus filiformis, Juncus gerardii – other selected species; for other species see Juncus on WikispeciesWikispecies or Juncus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Descendants

• → English: juncus

References

• Juncus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Juncus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Juncus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Juncus at USDA Plants database
• Juncus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Juncus at Tropicos
• Juncus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Juncus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Juncus at World Register of Marine Species
• Juncus at The Plant List