Any of numerous marsh or waterside plants characterized chiefly by stiff, pithy, or hollow stems, esp. any of those constituting the monocotyledon…

In names of plants. (a) With reference to the pointed or prickly nature of their foliage, as sharp-bind n. Obsolete = sharp smilax n. sharp cedar n.…

A rush; also, a rushlight.

A rush or reed.

the common rush, formerly used for making rush lights.

With distinguishing word. Any of numerous plants of the genus Juncus or the family Juncaceae.

A species of Juncus (see rush, n.1 2b). Also †sea-rush grass.

an old name for the Common Rush (Juncus conglomeratusand effusus).

any of several rushlike plants used to make matting; esp. (a) the common clubrush, Schoenoplectus lacustris (now rare) †(b) marram grass, Ammophil…

Any of various coarse grasses or rushes; esp. jointleaf rush, Juncus articulatus, which is native to Eurasia and North America; occasionally in plural…

(a) a succulent herbaceous plant of the genus Salicornia; also called glasswort (now historical and rare); †(b) toad grass, Juncus bufonius (obsolete…

any of various grasses growing in mats or used for matting; esp. (a) (more fully hooded matweed) a Spanish grass, Lygeum spartum, used like esparto…

any of several grasses having a rush-like appearance, esp. (North American) one belonging to the genus Sporobolus; also with distinguishing word.

Any of various coarse grasses or rushes; esp. jointleaf rush, Juncus articulatus, which is native to Eurasia and North America. Also: a stalk or…

Any of various coarse rushes or grasses. Also more fully spart grass.

Rushes or reeds, perhaps Schoenoplectus lacustris (family Cyperaceae), esp. when used to make the seats of chairs.

= toad-rush n.

the heath rush or goose-corn, Juncus squarrosus.

A rush (the marshland or waterside plant: see rush, n.1 1a). Now rare.

Any of various coarse grasses or rushes; esp. jointleaf rush, Juncus articulatus, which is native to Eurasia and North America. Also: a stalk or…

Schœnus nigricans; also U.S., a plant of the genus Juncus.

Chiefly North American. A kind of rush, Juncus gerardii, found in salt marshes in North America and parts of Europe, formerly cut and dried for use…

(a) a kind of rush (Juncus squarrosus): (b) = goose-grass, n. 4.

Juncus bufonius.

Any plant of the genus Luzula, comprising grass-like herbs allied to the rushes, with clusters of chaffy brown flowers.

(see quot. 1777).

(see quots.).

attributive and in other combinations, as beak-mouth, beak-nose (see 5), beak-rush, beak-sedge (see quot.); also the adjectives beak-bearing, beak-l…

(a) the Toad-rush, Juncus bufonius; (b) U.S. a plant of the genus Hedeoma.

A New Zealand rush used to make an outer covering for the roof and walls of a house.

Juncus filiformis.

Having three leaves, or leaves consisting each of three leaflets; trifoliate. three-leaved grass n. an old name for clover; in quot. 1634 apparently…

A kind of spike-rush: see quot. 1898.