Juniper
noun
A type of bush or small tree that has sharp needles and produces small berries.
He planted a young juniper in the backyard.
Often appears as...
- juniper berries
- juniper bush
noun
The berries produced by a juniper tree, used in making gin and in cooking.
She added a few dried juniper berries to the pot roast.
Often appears as...
- juniper berries
- dried juniper
noun
A type of bush or small tree that has sharp needles and produces small berries.
He planted a young juniper in the backyard.
Often appears as...
- juniper berries
- juniper bush
noun
The berries produced by a juniper tree, used in making gin and in cooking.
She added a few dried juniper berries to the pot roast.
Often appears as...
- juniper berries
- dried juniper
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Description
Juniper describes a plant; helpful when discussing nature or gardening.
The garden competition has a prize for the most beautifully trimmed juniper.
Pro Tip 2/3Botanical Term
Juniper is a botanical term, used in scientific and gardening contexts.
Junipers belong to the genus Juniperus in the cypress family.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Features
Juniper plants have sharp needles instead of leaves, which are evergreen.
The sharp needles of a juniper can be painful if you touch them barehanded.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Description
Juniper describes a plant; helpful when discussing nature or gardening.
The garden competition has a prize for the most beautifully trimmed juniper.
Pro Tip 2/3Botanical Term
Juniper is a botanical term, used in scientific and gardening contexts.
Junipers belong to the genus Juniperus in the cypress family.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Features
Juniper plants have sharp needles instead of leaves, which are evergreen.
The sharp needles of a juniper can be painful if you touch them barehanded.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Description
Juniper describes a plant; helpful when discussing nature or gardening.
The garden competition has a prize for the most beautifully trimmed juniper.
Pro Tip 2/3Botanical Term
Juniper is a botanical term, used in scientific and gardening contexts.
Junipers belong to the genus Juniperus in the cypress family.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Features
Juniper plants have sharp needles instead of leaves, which are evergreen.
The sharp needles of a juniper can be painful if you touch them barehanded.
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Wade Davis: The...
with the poet Clayton Eshleman, who wrote a beautiful book called "Juniper Fuse." And you could look at this art and you could, of course, see the complex social organization of the people who brought it into being. But more importantly, it spoke of a deeper yearning, something far more sophisticated than hunting magic.
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The Community of Food PIPE...
put it over Vidalia onion and juniper broth into which was braised zucchini and summer squash, laid it there with a little bit of herb salad on top of it. I hope you all have had dinner already. We sold out of flying fish that night by seven o'clock. And to this day I still have people asking me
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Experience a Historical...
prickling massage with juniper needles to stimulate the senses and the lymphatic flow that was hot but incredibly pleasant actually and surprisingly relaxing you know the aromas of the other branches in the way he hits you when he gets into the rhythm it's so it was like hypnotic and now for
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Stewart Brand: Building...
And if you go out to that line of trees at the far end, you'll see what the valley used to look like. This is Rocky Mountain junipers that have been there for thousands of years. And a scheme emerged that Long Now is looking to see if it might be possible to buy up the whole valley,
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National Geographic...
and it actually started snowing. I went there for the fall colors and the fall colors weren't even out yet. So I ended up coming back a little bit later. This was a Sierra juniper. The largest trees in the wilderness. This was shot by moonlight. It's the kind of picture
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Deep Inside the First...
a landscape that changes with every bend in the trail every crest of a hill a place that constantly surprises you we'd ride the horses out of dense thickets of willows up a steep winding set of switchbacks dotted with alligator junipers and pinions which
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Why do we kiss under...
which are excellent nesting locations for a variety of birds. And despite their parasitic relationship with trees, mistletoes can also help other plants. For instance, juniper sprouts near mistletoe to benefit from the visiting berry-eating birds.
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Phil Borges: Documenting...
And the shaman -- I did a whole series on shamanism, which is an interesting phenomenon. But around the world, they go into trance in different ways, and in Pakistan, the way they do it is they burn juniper leaves
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Ken Kamler: Medical...
They believe juniper smoke is holy. And the climbers stood around on the high rocks and spoke of the climbers who were lost up near the summit, turning to the mountain, actually, to talk to them directly.
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The Call of Everest PIPE...
Hillary and Tenzing climbed Everest had been pummeled by climbing expeditions and lodges and trekking expeditions who would rip out the shrub juniper and it takes forever to grow a little little
Video examples
Wade Davis: The...
with the poet Clayton Eshleman, who wrote a beautiful book called "Juniper Fuse." And you could look at this art and you could, of course, see the complex social organization of the people who brought it into being. But more importantly, it spoke of a deeper yearning, something far more sophisticated than hunting magic.
Video examples
The Community of Food PIPE...
put it over Vidalia onion and juniper broth into which was braised zucchini and summer squash, laid it there with a little bit of herb salad on top of it. I hope you all have had dinner already. We sold out of flying fish that night by seven o'clock. And to this day I still have people asking me
Video examples
Experience a Historical...
prickling massage with juniper needles to stimulate the senses and the lymphatic flow that was hot but incredibly pleasant actually and surprisingly relaxing you know the aromas of the other branches in the way he hits you when he gets into the rhythm it's so it was like hypnotic and now for
Video examples
Stewart Brand: Building...
And if you go out to that line of trees at the far end, you'll see what the valley used to look like. This is Rocky Mountain junipers that have been there for thousands of years. And a scheme emerged that Long Now is looking to see if it might be possible to buy up the whole valley,
Video examples
National Geographic...
and it actually started snowing. I went there for the fall colors and the fall colors weren't even out yet. So I ended up coming back a little bit later. This was a Sierra juniper. The largest trees in the wilderness. This was shot by moonlight. It's the kind of picture
Video examples
Deep Inside the First...
a landscape that changes with every bend in the trail every crest of a hill a place that constantly surprises you we'd ride the horses out of dense thickets of willows up a steep winding set of switchbacks dotted with alligator junipers and pinions which
Video examples
Why do we kiss under...
which are excellent nesting locations for a variety of birds. And despite their parasitic relationship with trees, mistletoes can also help other plants. For instance, juniper sprouts near mistletoe to benefit from the visiting berry-eating birds.
Video examples
Phil Borges: Documenting...
And the shaman -- I did a whole series on shamanism, which is an interesting phenomenon. But around the world, they go into trance in different ways, and in Pakistan, the way they do it is they burn juniper leaves
Video examples
Ken Kamler: Medical...
They believe juniper smoke is holy. And the climbers stood around on the high rocks and spoke of the climbers who were lost up near the summit, turning to the mountain, actually, to talk to them directly.
Video examples
The Call of Everest PIPE...
Hillary and Tenzing climbed Everest had been pummeled by climbing expeditions and lodges and trekking expeditions who would rip out the shrub juniper and it takes forever to grow a little little
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Quote examples
Curtis Stone
American Chef
I love grilling. Grilling is an incredible way to keep healthy. And you can marinate both with a dry rub and also wet marinades. You can marinate juniper berry or a little bit of olive oil and some citrus and fresh herbs - all of that sort of stuff.
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Robert Fortune
Scottish Scientist
Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the eyes and tongue are added afterwards, and the representation altogether is really good.
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
The dispersal of juniper seeds is effected by the plum and cherry plan of hiring birds at the cost of their board, and thus obtaining the use of a pair of extra good wings.
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Joanna Lumley
English Actress
I'm not terribly good at three-page recipes - I tend to skip bits - or anything that involves marinating things in juniper berries.
Quote examples
Curtis Stone
American Chef
I love grilling. Grilling is an incredible way to keep healthy. And you can marinate both with a dry rub and also wet marinades. You can marinate juniper berry or a little bit of olive oil and some citrus and fresh herbs - all of that sort of stuff.
Quote examples
Robert Fortune
Scottish Scientist
Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the eyes and tongue are added afterwards, and the representation altogether is really good.
Quote examples
John Muir
American Environmentalist
The dispersal of juniper seeds is effected by the plum and cherry plan of hiring birds at the cost of their board, and thus obtaining the use of a pair of extra good wings.
Quote examples
Joanna Lumley
English Actress
I'm not terribly good at three-page recipes - I tend to skip bits - or anything that involves marinating things in juniper berries.
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