family Juncaceae

9.3

A group of grass-like plants that grow in wet places like marshes

noun
/ˈfæmɪli dʒʌnˈkeɪsi/

Specialized

: familia Juncaceae

The family Juncaceae includes about 400 species of rushes found worldwide.

Examples

Many wetlands are dominated by plants from the family Juncaceae.
Botanists distinguish the family Juncaceae from grasses by their solid stems and simple flowers.
The family Juncaceae includes many types of rushes.
Many species from the family Juncaceae thrive in wetlands.
Botanists distinguish the family Juncaceae from grasses by their solid stems and simple flowers.
Many wetlands are dominated by plants from the family Juncaceae.
The family Juncaceae includes about 400 species of rushes found worldwide.

Synonyms

Juncaceae

vsfamily Juncaceae

Specialized

9.9

A group of plants like rushes that grow in wet places

focuses more on their occurrence in damp habitats worldwide

rush family

vsfamily Juncaceae

Specialized

6.1

A family of grass-like plants with round stems that grow in wet places

emphasizes the same herbs but highlights their global damp habitat distribution

Surface Forms

family Juncaceae singular

families Juncaceae plural

Morphology

family + Juncaceae

The phrase is a straightforward taxonomic label formed by the noun 'family' (a scientific grouping) plus the proper name 'Juncaceae' (the named group of rush-like herbs), so the overall meaning — the family called Juncaceae — follows directly from its parts. This compositional pattern (family + family-name) is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Family Juncaceae gets its name from the Latin word Juncus, meaning 'rush', a grass-like plant, and the plant family ending -aceae that shows a group of related plants. So the name literally means 'the plant family of rushes', which is why it refers to a family of rush-like plants.