Definition of Juncus effusus

1. Noun. Tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America.

Exact synonyms: Bullrush, Bulrush, Common Rush, Soft Rush
Generic synonyms: Rush
Group relationships: Genus Juncus, Juncus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Juncus Effusus

July 4
July Monarchy
Julye
Julys
Jumada I
Jumada II
Jumu'ah
Jun
Jun.
Juncaceae
Juncaginaceae
Junco hyemalis
Juncus
Juncus articulatus
Juncus bufonius
Juncus effusus (current term)
Juncus inflexus
Juncus leseurii
Juncus tenuis
Jund-ul-Islam
June
June 14
June 21
June 23
June 24
June 29
June 3
June beetle
June bug
June gloom

Literary usage of Juncus effusus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica: Comprising the Characteristic by William Boericke, Oscar E. Boericke (1906)
"Juncus effusus. (Common Rush.) Urinary affections. Dysuria, strangury, and is- churia. Asthmatic symptoms in haemorrhoidal subjects. Bubbling sensations. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The University of California has recently been experimenting with several species of matting rushes, chiefly Juncus effusus, and /. robustus, ..."

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