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.
Generic synonyms: Rush
Group relationships: Genus Juncus, Juncus
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Literary usage of Juncus effusus
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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, ..."