English-Thai Dictionary

juniper

N ไม้ จำพวก สน  สน  Juniperus mai-jam-puek-son

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JUNIPER

n.[L. juniperus. ] A tree or shrub bearing berries of a bluish color, of a warm, pungent, sweet taste, yielding when fresh, by expression, a rich, sweet, aromatic juice. They are useful carminatives and stomachics. The wood of the tree is of a reddish color, hard and durable, and is used in cabinet work and veneering. The oil of juniper mixed with that of nuts makes an excellent varnish; and the resin powdered is used under the name of pounce.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

JUNIPERIN

JUNIPERIN Ju "ni *per *in, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A yellow amorphous substance extracted from juniper berries.

 

JUNIPERITE

JUNIPERITE Ju "ni *per *ite, n. (Paleon.)

 

Defn: One of the fossil Coniferæ, evidently allied to the juniper.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

juniper

ju ni per |ˈjo͞onəpər ˈʤunəpər | ▶noun an evergreen shrub or small tree that bears berrylike cones, widely distributed throughout Eurasia and North America. Many kinds have aromatic cones or foliage. [Genus Juniperus, family Cupressaceae: many species, including the shrubby common juniper (J. communis ), the berries of which are used for flavoring gin. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin juniperus .

 

Oxford Dictionary

juniper

juniper |ˈdʒuːnɪpə | ▶noun an evergreen shrub or small tree which bears berry-like cones, widely distributed throughout Eurasia and North America. Many kinds have aromatic cones or foliage. ●Genus Juniperus, family Cupressaceae: many species, including the common juniper (J. communis ), the berries of which are used for flavouring gin. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin juniperus .

 

Duden Dictionary

Juniperus

Ju ni pe rus Substantiv, maskulin Botanik , der |Jun i perus |der Juniperus; Genitiv: des Juniperus, Plural: die Juniperus lateinisch Wacholder über die ganze Erde verbreitetes Zypressengewächs

 

Spanish Dictionary

junípero

junípero nombre masculino Arbusto siempre verde de tronco ramoso y corteza lisa, copa espesa, hojas agrupadas de tres en tres, rígidas y punzantes, flores de color pardo rojizo y cuyo fruto es una baya de forma esférica de color negro azulado; puede alcanzar hasta 10 m de altura .SINÓNIMO enebro .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

juniper

ju ni per /dʒúːnɪpə r /名詞 C U 〘植 〙ネズ, トショウ (杜松 ) 〘実の油はジンの風味付け; 実は料理用 薬用 〙.