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a. [ See Juncate. ] (Bot.) Of. pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (Juncaceæ), of which the common rush (Juncus) is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Junket. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. juncus a rush. ] (Paleon.) A fossil rush. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also snowbird, or blue snowbird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. juncosus, fr. juncus a rush. ] Full of rushes: resembling rushes; juncaceous. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. junctio, fr. jungere, junctum, to join: cf. F. jonction. See Join. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

Junction plate (Boilers), a covering or break-join plate riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint. --
Junction rails (Railroads), the switch, or movable, rails, connecting one line of track with another. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) A box through which the main conductors of a system of electric distribution pass, and where connection is made with branch circuits. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. junctura, fr. jungere to join. See Jointure. ] 1. A joining; a union; an alliance. [ Obs. ] “Devotional compliance and juncture of hearts.” Eikon Basilike. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency. “Extraordinary junctures.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer? Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]