Lewis & Short

juncus, i, m., a rush.

  1. I. Lit.: murteta juncis circumvincire, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 27: palustres, Ov. M. 8, 336: acutā cuspide junci, id. ib. 4, 299.
  2. II. A twig resembling a rush, Plin. 26, 8, 46, § 72.