HyperDic: juniper

English > 2 senses of the word juniper:
NOUNplantjuniper, retem, raetam, juniper bush, Retama raetam, Genista raetamdesert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers
plantjuniperconiferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
juniper > pronunciation
Soundsjhuw'nahper
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English > juniper: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningdesert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista.
Synonymsretem, raetam, juniper bush, Retama raetam, Genista raetam
Member ofRetama, genus Retamasmall genus of Mediterranean shrubs
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishenebro
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English > juniper: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningconiferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones.
Member ofJuniperus, genus Juniperusjunipers
Partsjuniper berryberrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper
NarrowerMexican juniper, drooping juniper, Juniperus flaccidasmall tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets
common juniper, Juniperus communisdensely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor gin
creeping juniper, Juniperus horizontalisLow to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States
dwarf juniper, savin, Juniperus sabinaprocumbent or spreading juniper
ground cedar, dwarf juniper, Juniperus communis depressaA procumbent variety of the common juniper
pencil cedar, pencil cedar treeAny of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils
southern red cedar, Juniperus silicicolajuniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States
Broadercypresswood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
Spanishenebro, ginebro, junipero, junípero, juniperus
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