Juniper

Morpheme

Juniper

Type

free base

Denotation

evergreen shrub or small tree with berrylike cones

Etymology

Middle English junyper, juniperus; Latin iūniperus

Evidence

juniper, juniperin, Juniperites, juniperlike, junipers, junipery

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Jenever, Genever, Geneva, Gin