Noun: juniper berries
- Berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin
"The recipe called for crushed juniper berries to flavour the game meat"
- Berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper
"Juniper berries are used to flavour gin"
Type of: flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], fruit, seasoner, seasoning
Part of: common juniper, gin, juniper, Juniperus communis, mother's ruin [Brit, slang]
Encyclopedia: Juniper berries
Juniper berry