JUNIPERS
Noun
junipers
plural of juniper
Source: Wiktionary
JUNIPER
Ju"ni*per, n. Etym: [L. juniperus, prop., youth-producing, and so
called from its evergreen appearance, from the roots of E. juvenile,
and parent. Cf. Gin the liquor.] (Bot.)
Definition: Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order
Coniferæ.
Note: The common juniper (J. communis) is a shrub of a low, spreading
form, having awl-shaped, rigid leaves in whorls of threes, and
bearing small purplish blue berries (or galbuli), of a warm, pungent
taste, used as diuretic and in flavoring gin. A resin exudes from the
bark, which has erroneously been considered identical with sandarach,
and is used as pounce. The oil of juniper is acrid, and used for
various purposes, as in medicine, for making varnish, etc. The wood
of several species is of a reddish color, hard and durable, and is
used in cabinetwork under the names of red cedar, Bermuda cedar, etc.
Juniper worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a geometrid moth (Drepanodes
varus). It feeds upon the leaves of the juniper, and mimics the small
twigs both in form and color, in a remarkable manner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition