juniper

Syllables: ju·ni·per/ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/US/ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/

juniper noun: any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.

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Noun

juniper (countable and uncountable, plural junipers)

Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.
- On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns.1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961...
- Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 273
One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.
(UK, archaic, slang) Gin.
- […] I said you didn't like them ere strong liquors, but if he warn't particular, I was sure you would pledge him in a glass of juniper, for I had always made you, since we had been man and vife^([sic]), take a drop afore you went to market, to keep cold out.1834, Young Hearts: A Novel by a Recluse. With a Preface by Miss Jane Porter, page 106

Proper noun capitalized: Juniper

Juniper

A surname from English.
A female given name from English.
A male given name from English.

juniper meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

juniper in Hindi

shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus: हाउबेर hāuber, हाऊबेर hāūber, हौबेर hauber, हपुषा hapuṣā

juniper in Tamil

ஜுனிப்பர் மரம்

juniper in Marathi

shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus: हपुषा hapuṣā

juniper in Urdu

جونیپر, جونیپیر

More languagesFewer languages

juniper in Bengali: চিরসবুজ গুল্মবিশেষ
juniper in Telugu: జునిపర్, జునిపెర్, జూనిపర్
juniper in Malayalam: ജുനിപ്പർ, ജൂണിപ്പർ, ജൂനിപ്പർ
juniper in Kannada: ಜುನಿಪರ್, ಜೂನಿಪರ್, ಜ್ಯುನಿಪರ್
juniper in Punjabi: ਜੂਨਿਪਰ, ਜੂਨੀਪਰ, ਜੁਨਿਪਰ
juniper in Gujarati: શેરણી śerṇī, હપુષા hapuṣā
juniper in Odia: ଜୁନିପର୍, ଜୁନିପର
juniper in Nepali: जुनिपर, ज्युनिपर, जुनीपर
juniper in Tagalog: hunipero
juniper in Arabic: عَرْعَر ʕarʕar
juniper in Malay: arar
juniper in Persian: ارس ors, پیرو piro

Forms of juniper

plural	junipers

Plural of juniper: junipers

Origin of juniper

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

A topographic surname from juniper. In some cases matronymic from an equivalent of Jennifer influenced by folk etymology.

Phrases with juniper

Questions about juniper

What does juniper mean?: Juniper means any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.
What is juniper in Hindi?: Juniper in Hindi is हाउबेर (hāuber), हाऊबेर (hāūber), हौबेर (hauber). See Juniper meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is juniper?: Juniper can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce juniper?: Juniper is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/ (UK).
What is the plural of juniper?: The plural of juniper is junipers.

Words near juniper in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: juniper (page history and authors); Juniper (page history and authors); juniper (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); juniper (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); juniper (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); juniper (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); juniper (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); juniper (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); juniper (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); juniper (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); juniper (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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