juncus

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1. type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	liliopsid genus, monocot genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	bullrush, bulrush, common rush, juncus effusus, soft rush,
definition	:	tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family juncaceae, juncaceae, rush family,
definition	:	tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes (noun.plant)