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Webster 1913 Edition


June

June

,
Noun.
[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
(Zool.)
,
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 larvæ 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


June

JUNE

,
Noun.
[L. junius.] The sixth month of the year, when the sun enters the sign Cancer.