juniper
See also: Juniper
English
Etymology
Late Middle English junyper, juniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper-tree”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒunɪpə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʒunɪpɚ/, [ˈd͡ʒunɪ̈pɚ]
- Hyphenation: ju‧ni‧per
Noun
juniper (plural junipers)
- Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.
- 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion, OL 4103950W:
- One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.
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- One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.
Derived terms
- Chinese juniper
- common juniper
- juniper berry
- juniper bush
- juniperin
- juniperlike
- juniper oil
- juniper tar
- juniper wood
- juniper worm
Related terms
Translations
shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus
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Middle English
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