common juniper

noun

Juniperus communis.

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Juniperus communis

Meanings

nouncommon juniper (plural common junipers)

plural common junipers

Synonyms & antonyms

noundensely 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

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Juniperus communis
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kataja, kotikataja
  • katajaJuniperus communis
  • kotikatajaJuniperus communis
Welsh meryw
  • merywJuniperus communis
Cite this entry
APA

common juniper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20juniper

MLA

“common juniper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20juniper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common juniper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20juniper.

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