juniper bush
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juniper bush — noun desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista • Syn: ↑retem, ↑raetam, ↑juniper, ↑Retama raetam, ↑Genista raetam • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
juniper — ju|ni|per [ dʒunıpər ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a bush with very small round hard fruits that are used for adding flavor to food and GIN 2. ) uncount the wood of a juniper bush … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
juniper — UK [ˈdʒuːnɪpə(r)] / US [ˈdʒunɪpər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms juniper : singular juniper plural junipers a bush with very small round hard fruits that are used for adding flavour to food and gin … English dictionary
juniper — [[t]ʤu͟ːnɪpə(r)[/t]] junipers N VAR A juniper is an evergreen bush with purple berries which can be used in cooking and medicine … English dictionary
Juniper — (Heb. rothem), called by the Arabs retem, and known as Spanish broom; ranked under the genus genista. It is a desert shrub, and abounds in many parts of Palestine. In the account of his journey from Akabah to Jerusalem, Dr. Robinson says: This … Easton's Bible Dictionary
juniper — ju|ni|per [ˈdʒu:nıpə US ər] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: juniperus] a small bush that produces purple berries that can be used in cooking … Dictionary of contemporary English
juniper — noun (C, U) a small bush that produces berries (berry) and has leaves that are green all year … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush — This article is about the nursery rhyme. For other uses, see Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (disambiguation). Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush Roud #7882 Written by Traditional Published 1840s Written England Language English Form Nursery… … Wikipedia
retem — noun desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista • Syn: ↑raetam, ↑juniper bush, ↑juniper, ↑Retama raetam, ↑Genista raetam • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Genista raetam — noun desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista • Syn: ↑retem, ↑raetam, ↑juniper bush, ↑juniper, ↑Retama raetam • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
