juniper berry

noun

1. the berrylike cone of a juniper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of juniper berry¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

She’s currently playing around with peach wine from Brooklyn distillery Forthave Spirits and wild juniper berries foraged by Masha Tea founder Maria Geyman in Wyoming.

From Eater

Sometimes while birding, he spies Townsend’s solitaire — a bird that favors juniper berries.

From Science News

Instead of starting with a granular base infused with wheat, rye and barley, these double-distillers skip the usual fermentation step by distilling the beer, before jumping right into the juniper berries and Vietnamese kumquats.

From Ozy

After that there came some skyr, a kind of curds and whey, served with biscuits and juniper-berry juice.

From Project Gutenberg

The authors appear to have all imbibed a juniper-berry mania—probably from the imbibition of their favourite beverage.

From Project Gutenberg

Uncle Sybrand ought to have seen her in the “Juniper Berry.”

From Project Gutenberg

GIN, an aromatized or compounded potable spirit, the characteristic flavour of which is derived from the juniper berry.

From Project Gutenberg

He had imparted certain secrets concerning the whereabouts of gulls nests and juniper-berry patches, for I had won his confidence.

From Project Gutenberg