jonquera

Catalan

Etymology

From jonc (rush, reed) + -era.

Pronunciation

Noun

jonquera f (plural jonqueres)

  1. a bed or stand of rushes
    Synonym: joncar
    • 2001, Oriol de Bolòs i Capdevila, Vegetació dels Països Catalans:
      Per una banda, prats secs als sòls poc profunds de les carenes, per l'altra, prats molls i jonqueres al fons de les valls.
      On the one side, dry meadows on the shallow soil of the crests, on the other, wet meadows and rush beds at the bottom of the valleys.

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