Definitions for: June

[n] the month following May and preceding July

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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.

See Also: Davis' Birthday, Father's Day, Flag Day, Gregorian calendar, Gregorian calendar month, Jefferson Davis' Birthday, June 14, June 21, June 23, June 24, June 29, June 3, mid-June, midsummer, Midsummer Day, Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Night, Midsummer's Day, New Style, Saints Peter and Paul, spring, springtime, St John's Day, St John's Eve, St John's Night, summer solstice

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