juniper
Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized…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.
» The scent of burning juniper filled the temple.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Wacholder
можжеве́льникmožževélʹnik, арча́arčá, я́ловецjálovec
ялове́цьjalovécʹ, яліве́цьjalivécʹ
coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
(countable, uncountable)One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.
(UK, archaic, countable, slang, uncountable)Gin.
Examples
12 sentencesThe scent of burning juniper filled the temple.
The smell of the juniper bushes is so sweet.
My favorite dish is wild boar with juniper berries.
deMeine Lieblingsspeise ist Wildschwein mit Wacholderbeeren. — Augustus
Young trees were planted in the park: linden, maple, spruce and juniper.
ruВ парке посадили молодые деревья: липы, клёны, ели и можжевельник. — nina99nv
deIm Park wurden junge Bäume gepflanzt: Linden, Ahorne, Fichten und Wacholder. — Yorwba
The high, flat mountaintop is covered with many green juniper and pinon pine trees.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English junyper, juniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper-tree”).From Late Middle English junyper, juniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper-tree”).
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Forms
plural: junipersSynonyms
5 synonyms- desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista:retemraetamjuniper bushRetama raetamGenista raetam
Word family
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