juniper
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juniper¹
- /ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/ US
- [ˈd͡ʒunɪ̈pɚ] US
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English junyper, juniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper-tree”).
noun junipers
- 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. On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns.
- One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.
- 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.
Juniper²
Where it comes from
A topographic surname from juniper. In some cases matronymic from an equivalent of Jennifer influenced by folk etymology.
proper noun
- A surname from English.
- A female given name from English.
- A male given name from English.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: juniper bush, retem, genista raetam, raetam, retama raetam, cedar, gorse, pinyon, pinon, gin, lis, jupiter, read, crt, dsl, juniper berry
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noun shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus
| Español | junípero, enebro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 향나무 hyangnamu |
| 日本語 | ビャクシン byakushin |
| 中文 | 刺柏 cìbǎi, 杜松 dùsōng |
| हिन्दी | हाउबेर hāuber, हाऊबेर hāūber, हौबेर hauber, हपुषा hapuṣā |
| Kiswahili | mreteni |
| Português | zimbro, junípero |
| Français | genévrier |
| Deutsch | Wacholder |
| Italiano | ginepro |
| Ελληνικά | άρκευθος árkefthos |
| Română | ienupăr, jneapăn |
| Русский | можжеве́льник možževélʹnik, арча́ arčá, я́ловец jálovec |
| العربية | عَرْعَر ʕarʕar |
| עברית | עַרְעָר ʿarʿar |
Talk about this word "juniper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/juniper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. juniper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/juniper "juniper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/juniper.Cite this
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title = {juniper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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