juniper
noun
ju·ni·per
ˈjü-nə-pər 
1
a
: any of numerous shrubs or trees (genus Juniperus) of the cypress family with leaves resembling needles or scales and female cones usually resembling berries
b
: the berrylike cone or fruit of a juniper
especially
: the bluish one of a common juniper (J. communis) which is used to flavor foods and from which is obtained an acrid essential oil used especially as a flavoring in gin and liqueurs
called also juniper berry
2
: any of several coniferous trees resembling true junipers
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The Botswana distillery infuses the blend with seeds from the indigenous Mopane tree, which tastes like juniper berries.
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
This oil brings forth fruitiness, with a scent body composed of bergamot, citrus peel, and juniper berry.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 20 Apr. 2025
Cedar-apple and cedar-hawthorn rusts create galls — abnormal tissue swellings — on the twigs of infected junipers, whereas cedar-quince does not.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
The nose features an intense juniper aroma and subtle citrus and floral notes.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
This oil brings forth fruitiness, with a scent body composed of bergamot, citrus peel, and juniper berry.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 20 Apr. 2025
Cedar-apple and cedar-hawthorn rusts create galls — abnormal tissue swellings — on the twigs of infected junipers, whereas cedar-quince does not.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
The nose features an intense juniper aroma and subtle citrus and floral notes.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Juniper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juniper. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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juniper
noun
ju·ni·per
ˈjü-nə-pər
1
a
: any of numerous evergreen shrubs and trees that are related to the pines but produce female cones resembling berries
b
: the berrylike cone or fruit of a juniper
2
: any of various evergreen trees resembling true junipers
Medical Definition
juniper
noun
ju·ni·per
ˈjü-nə-pər
: an evergreen shrub or tree (genus Juniperus) of the cypress family (Cupressaceae)
especially
: one having a prostrate or shrubby habit (as Juniperus communis)
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