juniper berry
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of juniper berry
First recorded in 1715–25
Example Sentences
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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
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
The cove had fields of considerable extent, covered with dwarf willows, juniper berry, black crakeberry, and whortleberry heath, with many patches of fine grass.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.
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