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juniper-berry oil — noun see juniper oil … Useful english dictionary
Juniper berry — A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales, which give it a berry like appearance. The cones from a handful of species, especially … Wikipedia
juniper oil — noun or juniper berry oil : an acrid essential oil obtained from the dried ripe fruit of common juniper and used chiefly in gin flavors and liqueurs and especially formerly in medicine as a diuretic and stimulant * * * an oil obtained from the… … Useful english dictionary
Juniper (given name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Juniper imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = Both meaning = region = origin = related names = Guinevere, Jennifer , Genevieve, Ginevra footnotes = The given name is either in reference to the English… … Wikipedia
juniper — /jooh neuh peuhr/, n. 1. any evergreen, coniferous shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus, esp. J. communis, having cones that resemble dark blue or blackish berries used in flavoring gin and in medicine as a diuretic. 2. a tree mentioned in the… … Universalium
oil — An inflammable liquid, of fatty consistency and unctuous feel, which is insoluble in water, soluble or insoluble in alcohol, and freely soluble in ether. Oils are variously classified as animal … Medical dictionary
juniper — noun Etymology: Middle English junipere, from Latin juniperus Date: 14th century 1. a. any of numerous shrubs or trees (genus Juniperus) of the cypress family with leaves resembling needles or scales and female cones usually resembling berries b … New Collegiate Dictionary
juniper — The dried ripe fruit of Juniperus communis (family Pinaceae). [L. the j. tree] j. berry oil SYN: oil of j.. j. tar the empyreumatic volatile oil obtained from the woody portion of Juniperus oxycedrus; used externally for skin diseases. SYN: cade… … Medical dictionary
juniper — n. any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus, esp. J. communis with prickly leaves and dark purple berry like cones. Phrases and idioms: oil of juniper oil from juniper cones used in medicine and in flavouring gin etc. Etymology: ME f. L … Useful english dictionary
List of food additives — This is an alphabetical list of food additives. For related lists, see also: List of food additives, Codex Alimentarius and E number.: This article is incomplete. Please help by expanding it. List of food additive types* Acidity regulators * Anti … Wikipedia
