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juniper
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ju·ni·per  (jn-pr)
n.
Any of various evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Juniperus, having needlelike or scalelike, often pointed leaves and aromatic, bluish-gray, berrylike, seed-bearing cones.

[Middle English, from Latin iniperus; see per-1 in Indo-European roots.]

juniper [ˈdʒuːnɪpə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any coniferous shrub or small tree of the genus Juniperus, of the N hemisphere, having purple berry-like cones. The cones of J. communis (common or dwarf juniper) are used as a flavouring in making gin See also red cedar [1]
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar trees, grown mainly as ornamentals
3. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament one of the trees used in the building of Solomon's temple (I Kings 6:15, 34) and for shipbuilding (Ezekiel 27:5)
[from Latin jūniperus, of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.juniperjuniper - desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
genus Retama, Retama - small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2.juniper - coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
cypress - wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
juniper berry - berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper
pencil cedar, pencil cedar tree - any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils
Juniperus silicicola, southern red cedar - juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar
Juniperus sabina, savin, dwarf juniper - procumbent or spreading juniper
common juniper, Juniperus communis - densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor gin; widespread in northern hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland
dwarf juniper, Juniperus communis depressa, ground cedar - a procumbent variety of the common juniper
creeping juniper, Juniperus horizontalis - low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter
drooping juniper, Juniperus flaccida, Mexican juniper - small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets
Translations
juniper [ˈdʒuːnɪpəʳ]
A. Nenebro m
B. CPD juniper berries NPLbayas fpl de enebro

juniper [ˈdʒuːnɪr] n (= bush) → genévrier m
juniper berry → baie f de genièvre

juniper
nWacholder m; juniper berryWacholderbeere f

juniper [ˈdʒuːnɪpəʳ] nginepro
juniper berry → bacca di ginepro
juniper [ˈdʒuːnɪpəʳ] nginepro
juniper berry → bacca di ginepro

juniper
n juniper [ˈdzuːnipə]
a type of evergreen shrub with berries and prickly leaves. jenewerstruik ثَمَرَة العَرْعَر хвойна jalovec enebærbusk der Wachholder θαμνόκεδρο (είδος αειθαλούς θάμνου με μούρα και αγκαθωτά φύλλα) enebro kadakas ارس؛ پیرو kataja genévrier עַרעַר धूपचन्दन borovica boróka pohon juniper einir ginepro びゃくしん (서양) 향나무 kadagys kadiķis nama pokok yang berdaun tirus dan menghijau sepanjang tahun jeneverbesstruik einer jałowiec zimbro ienu­păr можжевельник borievka brinje borovnica en ไม้จำพวกสน ardıç 杜松刺柏屬叢木 ялівець اروج، دفران cây bách xù


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