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

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juniper berry

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.

The smoke of the juniper berry possesses this advantage, that should anything be left in the room, such as; tapestry, &c., none of it will be spoiled.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous