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juniperAny of a group of aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs of the cypress family, found throughout temperate regions. Junipers produce a valuable wood and their berries are used to flavour gin and in cooking. Some junipers are mistakenly called cedars. (Genus Juniperus, family Cupressaceae.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Genera include Quercus (oak), Juniperus (cedar), and Ulmus (elm). Van Ommeren and Whitham monitored the mistletoe in patches of arid woodland dominated by pinon pine and one-seed juniper, or Juniperus monosperma, north of Flagstaff. The three most common dominant herbaceous species were Artemisia tridentata (big sagebrush), Gutierrezia sarothrae (snakeweed), and Bromus tectorum (downy chess grass); and the three most common dominant overstory and understory species were Juniperus monosperma (one-seed juniper), d. |
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