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juniper.

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.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/General-American[ˈd͡ʒunɪ̈pɚ]General-American
  1. 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
  2. One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Gin.

    UK · archaic · countable · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Late Middle English junyper, juniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper-tree”).

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