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Juniper

/ˈdʒunɪpə/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Juniper"

noun

1
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.
2
One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.
3
Gin.

🔄 Synonyms of "Juniper"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
retemnoun	A shrub with white flowers, possibly Retama raetam; the juniper of the (King James Version) Old Testament.
juniper bushnoun	a bush, shrub, or smaller tree of any of the species within the genus Juniperus.
raetamnoun	Alternative form of retem. [A shrub with white flowers, possibly Retama raetam; the juniper of the (King James Version) Old Testament.]
retama raetam	a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to northern Africa from the Western Sahara to Sudan, Sicily, Israel, Sinai Peninsula, the Palestine region and Saudi Arabia, and widely naturalized elsewhere.
genista raetamnoun	desert shrub of syria and arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the old testament; sometimes placed in genus genista

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Juniper"

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Word	Definition
juniper bushnoun	a bush, shrub, or smaller tree of any of the species within the genus Juniperus.
retemnoun	A shrub with white flowers, possibly Retama raetam; the juniper of the (King James Version) Old Testament.
genista raetamnoun	desert shrub of syria and arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the old testament; sometimes placed in genus genista
raetamnoun	Alternative form of retem. [A shrub with white flowers, possibly Retama raetam; the juniper of the (King James Version) Old Testament.]
retama raetam	a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to northern Africa from the Western Sahara to Sudan, Sicily, Israel, Sinai Peninsula, the Palestine region and Saudi Arabia, and widely naturalized elsewhere.
cedarnoun	(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
gorsenoun	An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.
pinyonnoun	Alternative spelling of piñon. [(uncountable, countable) Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine.]
pinonnoun	A census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
ginnoun	A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
lisnoun	(law) The substance of a legal dispute.
jupiternoun	(astronomy) The fifth and by far the largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant, represented by the symbol ♃ in astronomy. Jupiter is known for its Great Red Spot and many moons including the Galilean moons.
readnoun	A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
crtnoun	(electronics, computing, becoming dated) A display device using a cathode ray tube, such as early televisions or monitors.
dslnoun	(electronics) Initialism of digital subscriber line. [A family of technologies that provides digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network. Often, this notion is used for the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), the most commonly installed technical variety of DSL.]
juniper berrynoun	The berrylike female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers.
juniper woodnoun	The wood of the juniper tree or other plants in the genus Juniperus.
chinese junipernoun	Juniperus chinensis, a shrub or tree, very variable in shape, reaching 1-20 m tall, native to northeast Asia.
juniper-woodnoun	Alternative form of juniper wood. [The wood of the juniper tree or other plants in the genus Juniperus.]
common junipernoun	Juniperus communis.