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juniper definition

ju·ni·per (jo̵̅o̅′ni pər)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Juniperus) of evergreen shrubs or trees of the cypress family, with needlelike or scalelike foliage, aromatic wood, and berrylike cones that yield an oil used for flavoring gin and formerly in medicine
  2. ☆ any of several similar trees grown for ornament
  3. retem

Etymology: ME junipur < L juniperus < IE base *yoini-, reed (> jonquil) + unexplained second element

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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