juniper berry

American  

noun

1. the berrylike cone of a juniper.

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Etymology

Origin of juniper berry

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

This healing tea consists of sarsaparilla root, ginger, licorice root, cinnamon, burdock root, juniper berry, black pepper, dandelion root, clove oil and cinnamon bark oil.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2022

I put juniper berry in it because he used to be up in the mountains.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2021

The gristle was made from confit duck and the blood from juniper berry sauce.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2018

The juniper berry contains the sweet mucous extract, in a great proportion: it has therefore the principle necessary to the spirituous fermentation; and, indeed, it ferments spontaneously.

From The Art of Making Whiskey So As to Obtain a Better, Purer, Cheaper and Greater Quantity of Spirit, From a Given Quantity of Grain by C. M.

In the fabrication of gin here only the corn of rye is used, and in small quantities, the juniper berry; it is ready for drinking in six months, although improved by keeping.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda