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Definition of Juniper berries

1. Noun. Berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin.

Definition of Juniper berries

1. Noun. (plural of juniper berry) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Juniper berries

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and by Francis Peyre Porcher (1869)
"... in the Carolinas,) and one-thirtieth of juniper berries; from these the liquor acquires a slightly bitter taste, and the flavor of the juniper berries, ..."

2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1866)
"Resins of Juniper-berries. — Contained in the old, but not in the fresh ... Has a faint odour of juniper-berries, but no taste; softens and melts when ..."

3. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1811)
"... With a Tract of Elder and Juniper-Berries, shewing how useful they may be in our Coffee-Houses: And, also, the Way of making Mum, with some Remarks upon ..."

4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1858)
"On the completion of this, the liquor is rectified over juniper berries, ... Some distillers mix the juniper berries with the wort and ferment them together ..."

5. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1858)
"On the completion of this, the liquor is rectified over juniper berries, ... Some distillers mix the juniper berries with the wort and ferment them together ..."

6. Beverages and Their Adulteration: Origin, Composition, Manufacture, Natural by Harvey Washington Wiley (1919)
"juniper berries.—The berries of the juniper tree usually require two years to mature. Many methods are employed for •flavoring. ..."

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