Juniperus communis
- noun
- /ˌdʒuːnɪˈpɜːrəs kəˈmjuːnɪs/
- Specialized
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junípero común
- The berries of Juniperus communis are essential for imparting the distinctive flavor to gin.
Examples
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Many distilleries use Juniperus communis to flavor their gin.
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In Iceland, Juniperus communis is the only native conifer found along the coasts.
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Juniperus communis grows abundantly across the moors and rocky slopes of Europe and North America.
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The Juniperus communis is often found in rocky areas.
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The berries of Juniperus communis are essential for imparting the distinctive flavor to gin.
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Many distilleries use Juniperus communis to flavor their gin.
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Juniperus communis grows abundantly across the moors and rocky slopes of Europe and North America.
Synonyms
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A small evergreen tree or shrub with needle leaves and berry-like cones used in gardens and to flavor gin
A small evergreen tree or shrub with needle leaves and blue, berry-like cones used to flavor gin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Juniperus + communis
This is a Latin binomial (genus + specific epithet) so knowing 'Juniperus' (a genus of conifers) allows a learner to infer it names a kind of juniper, but the specific epithet 'communis' is a Latin word (not given here) meaning 'common' and is unlikely to be known by an average B1 learner. Scientific names are partially compositional (they signal taxonomic relationship) but require specialized or cross-linguistic/Latin knowledge to recover the full sense, so the transparency is limited.
Etymology
Juniperus communis comes from Latin and means 'common juniper', a small evergreen shrub with sharp leaves and blue-black berries. Those berries are used to flavor gin, so imagining a low, berry-covered shrub helps you remember that Juniperus communis is the plant people use for that flavor.