Juniper

Quick meaning: Juniper is a noun meaning One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.

Meaning

One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.

More Meanings

1. (UK, slang, archaic) Gin.
2. 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.

Example Sentences

On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns.

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.

Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.

[…] I said you didn't like them ere strong liquors, but if he warn't particular, I was sure you would pledge him in a glass of juniper, for I had always made you, since we had been man and vife^([sic]), take a drop afore you went to market, to keep cold out.

Word Forms

• junipers

Synonyms for juniper

Depending on context, synonyms include retem, raetam.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include retem, raetam, cedar, gorse, pinyon, pinon.

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