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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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} (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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
June
noun: the month following May and preceding July
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