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J communis
Juniper Ju"ni*per, n. [L. juniperus, prop., youth-producing, and so called from its evergreen appearance, from the roots of E. juvenile, and parent. Cf. Gin the liquor.] (Bot.) Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order Conifer[ae]. Note: The common juniper (J. communis) is a shrub of a low, spreading form, having awl-shaped, rigid leaves in whorls of threes, and bearing small purplish blue berries (or galbuli), of a warm, pungent taste, used as diuretic and in flavoring gin. A resin exudes from the bark, which has erroneously been considered identical with sandarach, and is used as pounce. The oil of juniper is acrid, and used for various purposes, as in medicine, for making varnish, etc. The wood of several species is of a reddish color, hard and durable, and is used in cabinetwork under the names of red cedar, Bermuda cedar, etc. Juniper worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a geometrid moth (Drepanodes varus). It feeds upon the leaves of the juniper, and mimics the small twigs both in form and color, in a remarkable manner.

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- juniper berries in Saaremaa, Estonia Close-up of foliage and cones J. communis subsp. communis on Lüneburg Heath, Germany Dendrochronological studies made on...
- (e.g. J. communis, J. squamata), all the foliage is of the juvenile needle-like type, with no scale leaves. In some of these (e.g. J. communis), the needles...
- most species, including J. communis. Maturation occurs from as little as 8–10 months in some species up to over 24 months in J. drupacea. The mature, dark...
- Mirto liqueur Israeli stamp featuring Myrtus communis Chadburn, H.; Wilson, B. (2018). "Myrtus communis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e...
- northeastern and eastern Spain Ferula communis subsp. communis – Mediterranean to Arabian Peninsula and Tanzania Ferula communis subsp. linkii (Webb) Reduron &...
- Rockies. Timber Press. p. 476. ISBN 978-0-88192-607-1. Toliver, L. P.; Wilhite, J. R. (1990). "Taxodium distichum". In Burns, Russell M.; Honkala, Barbara H...
- doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2018.06.009. S2CID 158505170. Brunsfeld, Steven J; Soltis, Pamela S; Soltis, Douglas E; Gadek, Paul A; Quinn, Christopher J; Strenge...
- Ricinus communis L. – at Purdue University Castor beans – at Purdue University Ricinus communis (castor bean) at Cornell University Ricinus communis in Wildflowers...
- are currently accepted: Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica (Fed.) Browicz – Turkey, Caucasus Pyrus communis subsp. communis – Entire range except Caucasus...
- 1889–1905. doi:10.1111/2041-210X.14401. ISSN 2041-210X. Earle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Cupressus austrotibetica". The Gymnosperm Database. Retrieved...