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genièvre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • juniper noun An evergreen shrub or small tree with needle-like leaves and small, berry-like cones, often used to flavour gin.

Senses

genièvre is used for these senses in English:

  • jenever A Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.
  • juniper Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.
  • juniper berry The berrylike female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers.

Related French words