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单词 juniper
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ju•ni•per /ˈdʒunəpɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Plant Biologyan evergreen shrub or tree of the cypress family having scaly leaves and berrylike cones that provide an oil used in flavoring gin.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ju•ni•per  ( jo̅o̅′nə pər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany evergreen, coniferous shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus, esp. J. communis, having cones that resemble dark-blue or blackish berries used in flavoring gin and in medicine as a diuretic.
  2. Biblea tree mentioned in the Old Testament, said to be the retem.
  • Latin jūniperus
  • Middle English junipere 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
juniper /ˈdʒuːnɪpə/ n
  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
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin jūniperus, of obscure origin
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