juniper

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
  2. noun coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

retem, raetam, juniper bush, Retama raetam, Genista raetam

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