juniper bush
- noun
- /ˈdʒuːnɪpər bʌʃ/
- Literature
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arbusto de enebro
- In the garden, the juniper bush is known for its delicate white flowers.
Examples
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Of course they brought forth juniper berries, they're juniper bushes.
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What about the juniper bushes over there?
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I say, those are my juniper bushes.
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Is not the miracle of the juniper bushes enough?
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You break my bloody foot, you break my vow of silence and then you try and clean up on my juniper bushes!
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The juniper bush provides shelter for small animals in the desert.
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During the hike, we stopped under a juniper bush to rest and enjoy the view.
Synonyms
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A desert shrub with small white flowers found in Syria and Arabia and mentioned in the Bible
A desert shrub with small white flowers used for shelter and firewood
A small desert shrub with white flowers that gives shade and appears in the Bible
A desert shrub from the Middle East with small white flowers
A desert shrub with small white flowers that grows in Syria and Arabia
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun-noun compound: 'juniper' (a type of shrub) + 'bush' (a small woody plant) yields the literal meaning 'a bush made of or consisting of juniper'. This compositional, literal relation follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Juniper bush comes from the image of a small desert shrub that people in old stories and the Bible used for shelter and shade. Because juniper is a tough, low plant and bush means a small shrub, the phrase now brings to mind 'a small hardy shrub that gives shade and safety in dry places'.