juniper meaning

UK US /ˈdʒunəpɚ/ 3 syllables

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

juniper has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

juniper as a noun

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

    Synonyms: retem, raetam, juniper bush, Retama raetam, Genista raetam

    Type of: shrub

  2. coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones

    Type of: cypress

    Kinds: pencil cedar, southern red cedar, dwarf juniper, common juniper, ground cedar, creeping juniper, Mexican juniper

How to pronounce juniper

juniper is pronounced /ˈdʒunəpɚ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with JU · words ending in ER · 7-letter words

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