|
June - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
|
June : (noun)
1: the month following May and preceding July [syn: June]
Based on WordNet 2.0
|
|
June : \June\, n. [L. Junius: cf. F. Juin. So called either from
Junius, the name of a Roman gens, or from Juno, the goddess.]
The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days.
And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever,
come perfect days. -- Lowell.
June beetle, June bug (Zo["o]l.), any one of several
species of large brown beetles of the genus Lachnosterna
and related genera; -- so called because they begin to
fly, in the northern United States, about the first of
June. The larv[ae] of the June beetles live under ground,
and feed upon the roots of grasses and other plants.
Called also May bug or May beetle.
June grass (Bot.), a New England name for Kentucky blue
grass. See Blue glass, and Illustration in Appendix.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
June : \Ju"ne\, n.; pl. Junos. [L.]
1. (Rom. Myth.) The sister and wife of Jupiter, the queen of
heaven, and the goddess who presided over marriage. She
corresponds to the Greek Hera.
Sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes. -- Shak.
2. (Astron.) One of the early discovered asteroids.
Bird of June, the peacock.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
|
|
|
|
|
