JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS
\d͡ʒˈuːnɪpəɹəs kəmjˈuːniz], \dʒˈuːnɪpəɹəs kəmjˈuːniz], \dʒ_ˈuː_n_ɪ_p_ə_ɹ_ə_s k_ə_m_j_ˈuː_n_i_z]\
Definitions of JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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densely 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
By Princeton University
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densely 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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A plant genus of the family CUPRESSACEAE. The species are slow growing coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs.
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The berries, are ordered in the pharmacopoeias. Their odour is strong, but not unpleasant. Taste warm, pungent. Properties dependent upon essential oil, which they yield to both water and alcohol. In Holland, juniper berries are used for flavouring gin. The oil, possesses the virtues of the plant. It is called, by Ruland, Targar.
By Robley Dunglison
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].