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Definition of Rush family
1. Noun. Tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Member holonyms: Rush, Genus Juncus, Juncus
Group relationships: Liliales, Order Liliales
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rush Family
Literary usage of Rush family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"rush family. Perennial or sometimes annual, grass-like, usually tufted herbs,
commonly growing in moist places. Inflorescence usually compound or ..."
2. Field, Forest, and Garden Botany: A Simple Introduction to the Common Plants by Asa Gray (1895)
"... rush family. Plants with the appearance and herbage of Sedges and Grasses,
yet with flowers of the structure of the Lily Family, having a complete ..."
3. Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States by Asa Gray (1857)
"(rush family.; Grass-like or sedge-like herbs, with jointed stems, and a regular
persistent perianth of 6 similar ..."
4. Field, Forest, and Garden Botany, a Simple Introduction to the Common Plants by Asa Gray (1880)
"... rush family. Plants with the appearance and herbage of Sedges and Grasses,
yet with flowers of the structure of the Lily Family, having a complete ..."
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