JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Juniperus virginiana mean? 

• JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA (noun)
  The noun JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA has 1 sense:

1. small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles

  Familiarity information: JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

eastern red cedar; Juniperus virginiana; red cedar; red juniper

Hypernyms ("Juniperus virginiana" is a kind of...):

pencil cedar; pencil cedar tree (any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils)

 Context examples 

The oil extracted from the wood of Juniperus virginiana.

(Juniperus Virginiana Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The scientific name is Juniperus virginiana.

(Cedarwood, NCI Dictionary)