juniper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/ (General-American)
- [ˈd͡ʒunɪ̈pɚ] (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Late Middle English junyper, juniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper-tree”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 273:On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns.
1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22:One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.
2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion, →OL:Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous rock-roses, juniper [translating genévriers], ilex, yellow and white asphodel.
1962, Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Peter Green, The Prime of Life, Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, translation of La Force de l'âge, →OCLC, page 77:
- (countable, uncountable) One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.
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(UK, archaic, countable, slang, uncountable) Gin.
[…] I said you didn't like them ere strong liquors, but if he warn't particular, I was sure you would pledge him in a glass of juniper, for I had always made you, since we had been man and vife^([sic]), take a drop afore you went to market, to keep cold out.
1834, Young Hearts: A Novel by a Recluse. With a Preface by Miss Jane Porter, page 106:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| junipers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Chinese juniper · Bermuda juniper · juniper tar · junipery · Utah juniper · Juniper Green · stinking juniper · juniper worm · juniper wood · juniper bush katydid · Ashe juniper · checkerbark juniper · western prickly juniper · red juniper · juniperlike · juniperin · juniper titmouse · oneseed juniper · gum juniper · juniper juice · alligator juniper · juniper lactone · juniper-wood · Pfitzer's juniper · Pfitzer juniper · pale juniper webworm · foetid juniper · juniper oil · common juniper · plum juniper · juniper berry · juniper bush · one-seed juniper · Syrian juniper
Relateds
Translations (152)
mrj лӱмего (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · gl cimbro (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · oc cadenèla (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · haw lokema (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ota آردج (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ky арча (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · chy vé'evêšéstótó'e (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · vec xenevro (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · xcl գի (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · lb Wakelter (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · syc ܕܦܪܢܐ (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ga biora leacra (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · rup giuneapine (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · cmn 刺柏 (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · hi हपुषा (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · alt артыш (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · mhr лӱмегож (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · crh ardıç (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · kmr hevris (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · tk arça (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · is einir (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · lt ėglis (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ckb ھەورِس (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · gd aiteann (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · mn арц (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · dsb jałowjeńc (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · el άρκευθος (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · tt артыш (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · krc шхылды (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · nl jeneverbes (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sq fidhës (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sh kleka (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · eu orre (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · tl hunipero (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · lv kadiķis (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · chr ᎠᏥᎾ (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · fi kataja (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · uk яліве́ць (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · kk арша (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · az ardıc (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · no einer (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ko 향나무 (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · eo junipero (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · fur zenevre (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sh venja (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · twf hų̏pʼôhaną (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sty артыш (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · mi hunipa (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · gd aiteal (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · lt kadagys (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · kla q'eeLo (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sh smreka (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · fr genévrier (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · udm сусыпу (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · hi हाउबेर (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · mzn ریس (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · lv paeglis (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · es junípero (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · lzz ცელთი (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · fa ارس (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ar عَرْعَر (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sh вења (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · mi tunipere (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · he עַרְעָר (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · pt junípero (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · tr ardıç (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ug ئارچا (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · uk ялове́ць (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · fur genevre (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sh боровица (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · grc ἄρκευθος (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · gu શેરણી (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ja ビャクシン (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · arc דפרנא (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · izh kataja (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · cho chuała (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · fo baraldur (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · tyv артыш (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sc tziníperu (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ltg paegle (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · cy meryw (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · hi हौबेर (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ba артыш (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sh borovica (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · mzn ارس (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ka ღვია (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · rup giuneapini (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sq dëllinjë (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · lt ėglius (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · pt zimbro (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sah кытыан (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · kum арчы (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ga aiteal (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sv enbär (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sk borievka (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ga iúr binne (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · it ginepro (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · cs jalovec (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · mr हपुषा (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · es enebro (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · bg хво́йна (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · csb jałówc (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · par samapi (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ro ienupăr (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sw mreteni (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · fa پیرو (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sc tziníbiri (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · hi हाऊबेर (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · chy heškóšéstótó'e (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · hu boróka (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · gu હપુષા (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ca ginebre (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · tg ардач (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sh смрека (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · pl jałowiec (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · hy գիհի (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · vep kadag (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · kim аъртыш (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · kum къаргъанакъ (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ms arar (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ga iúr creige (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · uz archa (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · nah tlaxcatl (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · et kadakas (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · akk 𒄑𒁾𒊏𒀭 (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · mt għargħar (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · uga 𐎄𐎔𐎗𐎐 (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sh клека (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · cv уртӑш (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · tt арча (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ru я́ловец (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · mk фо́ја (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ro jneapăn (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · oc chai (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · non einir (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sl brin (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · nv gad (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · chy évoneešenose (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · yi דזשוניפּער (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · nds-de machandel (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · mk смре́ка (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · la iūniperus (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · sk jalovec (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · tg арча (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · cmn 杜松 (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · hsb jałorc (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ru можжеве́льник (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · da enebær (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · de Wacholder (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · be ядло́вец (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · da ene (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) · ru арча́ (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus)