juniper
/ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.15 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
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A surname from English.
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A unisex given name from English.
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A unisex given name from English.
Example Sentences
- "On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "[…] 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."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: junyper, iūniperus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Archaic
- Slang
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Frequently Paired Words
Juniperites