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JUNCACEAE
(
La
)
Rush Family (
Le
)
jungo, = to join or unite together, connect, attach, fasten, yoke, harness;
juncus, = a twig resembling a rush;
(early ropes were made from rushes)
(
ld
,
Le
)
JUNCUS
(
La
)
jungo, = to join or unite together, connect, attach, fasten, yoke, harness.
juncus, = a twig resembling a rush.
(early ropes were made from rushes)
(
ld
,
Le
)
PRIONIUM
(
G
)
Palmiet (
Le
)
prion, = a saw;
-ium, = ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
(margins of leaf blades)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)