A cewar ilimin kimiyyar halittu, "Juncus tenuis" wani nau'in shuka ne na fure a cikin dangin Juncaceae. An fi saninsa da "guduwar hanya" ko "guduwar talauci." Kalmar "Juncus" tana nufin asalin sunan shuka, wanda na dangin Juncaceae ne, kuma "tenuis" shine nau'in jinsin, wanda shine kalmar Latin, ma'anar "siriri" ko "bakin ciki." Saboda haka, ma'anar ƙamus na "Juncus tenuis" zai zama nau'in tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire masu siriri ko sirara a bayyanar.