Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of coniferous plants, the true junipers, embracing about 30 species, widely distributed.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The genus of trees comprising the junipers.

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  • noun junipers

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Examples

  • Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’ backed by Juniperus chinensis ‘Gold Coast’

    An Old Irish Blessing Foliage Day « Fairegarden 2010

  • Golden Chamecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Lutea’ and Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Pygmy’ have weathered the harsh conditions of this record breaking winter.

    Bonsai Theatre « Fairegarden 2010

  • There are trees and shrubs there also, three green Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Wells Special’, a crepe myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica ‘Zuni’ at each end, Juniperus horizontalis ‘Mother Lode’ and J. procumbens ‘Nana’ around the crepes along with several dwarf gold arborvitae.

    Justification « Fairegarden 2010

  • Coniferous forest with twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis, checkerbark and redberry junipers Juniperus deppeana and J. pinchotii is found at higher elevations.

    Carlsbad Caverns National Park, United States 2009

  • The subalpine southern and southeastern slopes between 2,800-3,100 m have forest of Hagenia abyssinica with Podocarpus latifolius and Prunus Africana; and on the north slopes Juniperus procera - Podocarpus latifolius forest with Hagenia abyssinica.

    Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania 2009

  • This zone also contains areas of red fir Abies magnifica with some western juniper Juniperus occidentalis, Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi, western white pine P. monticola and one of the finest virgin sugar pine stands P. lambertiana in the world.

    Yosemite National Park, United States 2009

  • The most widespread tree genus is Podocarpus, although Juniperus is found in drier forests of northeastern and eastern Africa.

    Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane 2009

  • Juniperus procera and Podocarpus spp. are predominant in the drier parts of the lower zone (below 2,500 m), with rainfall between 875 and 1,400 mm.

    Mount Kenya National Park and National Forest, Kenya 2009

  • Many species common in montane forest, such as trees of the genera Podocarpus and Juniperus, have economic importance, while several crops including coffee (Coffea arabica) and tef (Eragrostis tef) from the Ethiopian Highlands have been domesticated.

    Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane 2009

  • Tea-leaved willow (Salix phylicifolia), hairy willow (Salix lanata), and creeping juniper (Juniperus communis) are common shrubs in birch woodlands.

    Land tenure and management in the boreal region 2009

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