Juniperus

noun

junipers

• Syn: ↑genus Juniperus

• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cupressaceae, ↑family Cupressaceae, ↑cypress family

• Member Meronyms:

↑juniper, ↑pencil cedar, ↑pencil cedar tree, ↑Bermuda cedar, ↑Juniperus bermudiana, ↑east African cedar, ↑Juniperus procera

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\\jüˈnipərəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, juniper

: a large genus of evergreen shrubs or trees (family Cupressaceae) that have small appressed scale leaves or especially on juvenile growth acerose leaves, minute solitary terminal flowers, and small cones resembling berries and that include some cultivated as ornamentals and some valued for their timber — see pencil cedar