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Juniper bush   /dʒˈunəpər bʊʃ/   Listen
Juniper bush

noun
1.
Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista.  Synonyms: Genista raetam, juniper, raetam, Retama raetam, retem.






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"Juniper bush" Quotes from Famous Books



... and the flakes came down ever thicker and faster. So far Gwen had gone on with the utmost confidence, but now she stopped and entertained a doubt. She did not recognize the boulder on her right, and the juniper bush on ...
— The Youngest Girl in the Fifth - A School Story • Angela Brazil

... got tired of crickets he thought he'd look for a bird's nest. He came to a wide, flat, spreading juniper bush, just the kind that might have a bird's nest under it; and as he nosed around it he came face to face with little Stripes. You see, they were both after the same thing, and both had the same idea about the best ...
— Children of the Wild • Charles G. D. Roberts



Words linked to "Juniper bush" :   bush, genus Retama, raetam, shrub, juniper, Retama



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