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juniper berries

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Noun1.juniper berries - berrylike cone of a common juniperjuniper berries - berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin
flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
gin - strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
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


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Juniper berries also give the distinctive flavour to gin.
Juniper berries may be applied topically to treat small wounds and relieve muscle and joint pain caused by rheumatism.
Juniper berries were used in ancient Greece as a diuretic.
 
 
 
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