单词 | rush family |
释义 | > as lemmasrush family rush family n. the plant family Juncaceae (see sense 1a), which includes the rushes (genus Juncus) and woodrushes (genus Luzula). ΚΠ 1834 D. Low Elements Pract. Agric. vii. 413 The Junceæ, or Rush-family, occur largely in the moister pasture-lands of this country. 1915 J. Wrightson & J. C. Newsham Agric. Theoret. & Pract. 557 Many [plants] are of aquatic character like the water-lily, while others, like members of the Rush family, are semi-aquatic. 2006 R. H. Mohlenbrock This Land 290 Three-fourths of the rush family, including most species in the United States, belong to the genus Juncus. < as lemmas |
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