rush family

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The 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]