juniper oil

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• 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 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 oil — an oil obtained from the berries or wood of the common juniper, Juniperus communis. [1540 50] * * * …   Universalium

• oil of cade — juniper oil …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• juniper-berry oil — ber ē n JUNIPER OIL …   Medical dictionary

• juniper — n. any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus, esp. J. communis with prickly leaves and dark purple berry like cones. Phrases and idioms: oil of juniper oil from juniper cones used in medicine and in flavouring gin etc. Etymology: ME f. L …   Useful english dictionary

• juniper-berry oil — noun see juniper oil …   Useful english dictionary

• juniper tar — n a dark tarry liquid used topically in treating skin diseases and obtained by distillation from the wood of a Eurasian juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus) called also cade oil, juniper tar oil * * * [USP] a volatile thick brown oil with a bitter taste …   Medical 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 — [jo͞o′ni pər] n. [ME junipur < L juniperus < IE base * yoini , reed (> JONQUIL) + unexplained second element] 1. any of a genus (Juniperus) of evergreen shrubs or trees of the cypress family, with needlelike or scalelike foliage,… …   English World dictionary