rush family

2 definitions found

rush family - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Juncaceae \Juncaceae\ n.
     A natural family of tufted herbs resembling grasses,
     including the true rushes; called also the rush family.
  
     Syn: family Juncaceae, rush family.
          [WordNet 1.5]

rush family - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rush family
      n 1: tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes [syn: Juncaceae,
           family Juncaceae, rush family]