A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Juncus,-i (s.m.II), abl.sg. junco: a rush; see ‘rush;’

Rush (Eng.noun): “any of various plants esp. of the genera Juncus and Scirpus; any of various other plants resembling rush; a cattail” [Typha] (WIII).

- insulae herbidae omnes harundine et junco, grass-covered islands all with reed and rush.

- [fungus] frequens haec incolit Juncos, praeprimis J. campestrem et [J.] pilosum L.(S&A), this often settles on [species of] Juncus, most especially J. campestris and J. pilosum.

- (fungus) Sphaeria striaeformis var. Junci; in culmo Junci conglomerati semiputrido semel lecta (S&A), one time collected on the half rotted culm of Juncus conglomeratus.

- in plantis perquam multis, graminibus v. c., Juncis, Circaeis, Polygonis, Faba, Galio etc.(S&A),[I have seen it] on very many plants, grasses, on Juncus [sc. plants], Circaeas, Polygonums, Faba, Galium etc.

- [fungus] amat haec culmos foliaque emortua Caricum majorum, Juncorum conglomerati, effusi L. etc. quibus increscit frequens locis paludosis (S&A), this it loves the dead culms and leaves of the larger Carexes, the Juncus [species [J.] conglomeratus, [J.] effusus L. etc. with which it often grows in swampy places.

jonquilleus,-a,-um (adj.A), q.v., [jonquillia] “Variant of Spanish vernacular name junquillo, from Juncus, rush, referring to the rush-like leaves” (Stearn 1996); see jonquil.