Definition of juniper Juniper

/ʤuˈnʌpɚ/ - [junuper] - ju•ni•per

We found 9 definitions of juniper from 7 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: junipers

juniper - coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
  cypress any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
  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 tree, pencil cedar wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils
  juniperus silicicola, southern red cedar juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar
  juniperus sabina, savin, dwarf juniper procumbent or spreading juniper
  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
  juniperus communis depressa, dwarf juniper, ground cedar procumbent or spreading juniper
  creeping juniper, juniperus horizontalis low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter
juniper - desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
  retem, raetam, juniper bush, Retama raetam, Genista raetam
  shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • juniper (n.)
    Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order Coniferae.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • juniper
    Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family; characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • juniper
    jōō′ni-pėr, n. an evergreen shrub, the berries of which are used in making gin. [L. juniperusjuvenis, young, parĕre, to bring forth.]

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  • train
    The Coradia Juniper series is a family of Electric Multiple Unit trains built by AlstomTransport Birmingham, subcontractor: Ganz Hunslet, Hungary (project for 120 bodyshells in 1998-2000, project manager at Ganz Hunslet; Gabor Honthy) for use on the railway network in Great Britain. The family is related to the Coradia 1000 series of diesel multiple unit. There are currently three types in service with various TOCs.

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