oneseed juniper

noun

A shrub or small tree native to mountains in southwestern North America, Juniperus monosperma

OriginLatin iuniperus ← Ancient Greek μόνος →
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Meanings

nounoneseed juniper (plural oneseed junipers)

plural oneseed junipers · alternative one-seed juniper

  1. A shrub or small tree native to mountains in southwestern North America, Juniperus monosperma

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος“single, alone”
  2. Latiniuniperus“juniper”
  3. Englishoneseed juniper

Translated from the taxonomic name: translingual Juniperus is from Latin iuniperus (“juniper”) and monosperma is from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “single, alone”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”)

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APA

oneseed juniper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oneseed%20juniper

MLA

“oneseed juniper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oneseed%20juniper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oneseed juniper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oneseed%20juniper.

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