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ju·ni·per
(jo͞o′nə-pər)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.
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juniper
(ˈdʒuːnɪpə)n
1. (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 cedar1
2. (Plants) any of various similar trees, grown mainly as ornamentals
3. (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)
[C14: from Latin jūniperus, of obscure origin]
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ju•ni•per
(ˈdʒu nə pər)n.
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.
[1350–1400; Middle English junipere < Latin jūniperus]
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Noun | 1. | juniper - 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 |
2. | juniper - coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones cypress - wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus genus Juniperus, Juniperus - junipers 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 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 |
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Translations
ثَمَرَة العَرْعَر
jalovec
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juniper
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juniper
(ˈdzuːnipə) noun a type of evergreen shrub with berries and prickly leaves.
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