Definitions for juniperˈdʒu nə pər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ju•ni•perˈdʒu nə pər(n.)

  1. any of several evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Juniperus, of the cypress family, having scaly leaves and berrylike cones that yield an oil used in flavoring gin.

    Category: Plants

Origin of juniper:

1350–1400; ME junipere < L jūniperus

Princeton's WordNet

  1. retem, raetam, juniper bush, juniper, Retama raetam, Genista raetam(noun)

    desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

  2. juniper(noun)

    coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones

Wiktionary

  1. juniper(Noun)

    any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family; characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones

  2. juniper(Noun)

    certain coniferous trees which resemble junipers

  3. Origin: From iuniperus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Juniper(noun)

    any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order Coniferae


Translations for juniper

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

juniper(noun)

a type of evergreen shrub with berries and prickly leaves.

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