Defenition of the word juniper
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Defenition of the word juniper
- Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family; characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.
- coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
- desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
Synonyms for the word juniper
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- Genista raetam
- juniper bush
- raetam
- Retama raetam
- retem
Meronymys for the word juniper
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- genus Juniperus
- genus Retama
- juniper berry
- Juniperus
- Retama
Hyponyms for the word juniper
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- common juniper
- creeping juniper
- drooping juniper
- dwarf juniper
- ground cedar
- Juniperus communis
- Juniperus communis depressa
- Juniperus flaccida
- Juniperus horizontalis
- Juniperus sabina
- Juniperus silicicola
- Mexican juniper
- pencil cedar
- pencil cedar tree
- savin
- southern red cedar
Hypernyms for the word juniper
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