JUNIPER


Meaning of JUNIPER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjü-nə-pər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English junipere, from Latin juniperus

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : any of numerous shrubs or trees (genus Juniperus ) of the cypress family with leaves resembling needles or scales and female cones usually resembling berries

b. : the berrylike cone or fruit of a juniper ; especially : the bluish one of a common juniper ( J. communis ) which is used to flavor foods and from which is obtained an acrid essential oil used especially as a flavoring in gin and liqueurs — called also juniper berry

2. : any of several coniferous trees resembling true junipers

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