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Juniper

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Noun

1. genista raetam, juniper, juniper bush, raetam, retama raetam, retem

desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

2. juniper

coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones

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Juniper

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noun
1. 
any coniferous shrub or small tree of the genus Juniperus, of the N hemisphere, having purple berry-like cones. The cones of J. communis (common or dwarf juniper) are used as a flavouring in making gin
See also red cedar (sense 1)
2. 
any of various similar trees, grown mainly as ornamentals
3. Old Testament
one of the trees used in the building of Solomon's temple (I Kings 6:15, 34) and for shipbuilding (Ezekiel 27:5)

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Juniper

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noun
1. 
any of a genus (Juniperus) of evergreen shrubs or trees of the cypress family, with needlelike or scalelike foliage, aromatic wood, and berrylike cones that yield an oil used for flavoring gin and formerly in medicine
2.  US
any of several similar trees grown for ornament
3. 
retem

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Juniper

see synonyms of juniper
n.
Any of various evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Juniperus, having needlelike or scalelike, often pointed leaves and aromatic, bluish-gray, berrylike seed-bearing cones.

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