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Definition of Juniperus communis
1. Noun. 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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Juniperus Communis
Literary usage of Juniperus communis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"Of similar habit is J. Sabina, Linn., native of Europe and Asia, parent of many
horticultural forms. Dwarf Juniper (juniperus communis, Linn. ..."
2. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"The juniper (juniperus communis L.) is a well-known forest tree growing in Europe,
Asm, and America. It does not, like most gymno- FIG. 500. ..."
3. Our Woodland Trees by Francis George Heath (1878)
"Indeed, its claim to be considered a Tree at all may be disputed by some persons;
for in our woodlands it is seldom that juniperus communis reaches a height ..."
4. Flora Medica: Containing Coloured Delineations of the Various Medicinal by George Spratt (1830)
"... juniperus communis. Common Juniper.* For Class, Order, Nat. Ord. and GUN.
CHAR. see JUNIPERUS SABINA. SPEC. CHAR. Leaves in ternaries, expanding, acute, ..."
5. The Pinetum: Being a Synopsis of All the Coniferous Plants at Present Known by George Gordon, Robert Glendinning (1858)
"... and Northern India, belong to very different species ; the following are its
varieties, viz.: juniperus communis SUECICA, London, Swedish Juniper. Syn. ..."
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