common juniper

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• common juniper — paprastasis kadagys statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kiparisinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Juniperus communis), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje, Šiaurės Amerikoje. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams) gaminti, iš… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• common juniper — noun densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor gin; widespread in northern hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland • Syn: ↑Juniperus communis • Hypernyms: ↑juniper • Part Meronyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Juniper — Ju ni*per, n. [L. juniperus, prop., youth producing, and so called from its evergreen appearance, from the roots of E. juvenile, and parent. Cf. {Gin} the liquor.] (Bot.) Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus {Juniperus} and order… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Juniper worm — Juniper Ju ni*per, n. [L. juniperus, prop., youth producing, and so called from its evergreen appearance, from the roots of E. juvenile, and parent. Cf. {Gin} the liquor.] (Bot.) Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus {Juniperus} and order… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• juniper oil — n an acrid essential oil obtained from the fruit of the common juniper (Juniperus communis) and formerly used as a diuretic, stimulant, carminative, and antiseptic …   Medical dictionary

• Juniper — Taxobox name = Juniperus image width = 240px image caption = Juniperus osteosperma in Nevada regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Cupressaceae genus = Juniperus genus authority = L. subdivision ranks …   Wikipedia

• juniper — /jooh neuh peuhr/, n. 1. any 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. a tree mentioned in the… …   Universalium

• juniper berry — noun berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper • Hypernyms: ↑fruit • Part Holonyms: ↑juniper * * * noun 1. : the fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus (as the blue berrylike pungent ta …   Useful english dictionary

• juniper oil — noun or juniper berry oil : an acrid essential oil obtained from the dried ripe fruit of common juniper and used chiefly in gin flavors and liqueurs and especially formerly in medicine as a diuretic and stimulant * * * an oil obtained from the… …   Useful english dictionary

• juniper berries — noun berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin • Hypernyms: ↑flavorer, ↑flavourer, ↑flavoring, ↑flavouring, ↑seasoner, ↑seasoning • Substance Holonyms: ↑gin …   Useful english dictionary

• juniper — noun Etymology: Middle English junipere, from Latin juniperus Date: 14th century 1. a. any of numerous shrubs or trees (genus Juniperus) of the cypress family with leaves resembling needles or scales and female cones usually resembling berries b …   New Collegiate Dictionary