juniper
pronunciation
How to pronounce juniper in British English:
UK [ˈdʒu:nɪpə(r)]
How to pronounce juniper in American English:
US [ˈdʒunəpɚ]
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- Noun:
- desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
- coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
Word Origin
- juniper (n.)
- "evergreen shrub," late 14c., from Latin iuniperus (source of French genièvre, Spanish enebro, Portuguese zimbro, Italian ginepro), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to iunco "reed." Watkins has it from PIE *yoini-paros "bearing juniper berries," from *yoi-ni- "juniper berry." Applied to various North American species from 1748. In the Bible, it renders Hebrew rethem, the name of a white-flowered shrub unrelated to the European evergreen.
Example
- 1. The use of juniper bushes represent the rugged terrain the soldiers met on their campaign .
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- 3. Infuse juniper in the vodka overnight .
- 4. Notice the first branch in the last juniper image and compare it to the previous images .
- 5. A spokeswoman confirmed that juniper was targeted and that it was the same attack suffered by google and others .