juniper
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.
Other meanings
One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.
Related words
- junipery
- Ashe juniper
- Bermuda juniper
- foetid juniper
- juniper-wood
- pale juniper webworm
- Pfitzer juniper
- Pfitzer's juniper
- red juniper
- stinking juniper
- juniper berry
- Juniper Green
Word history
From Latin "iūniperus" (juniper-tree).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “juniper” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.