juniper
JOO-nih-per
A spicy-scented evergreen shrub of mountains and moors — slow-growing, wind-sculpted, with berries that take two years to ripen. Dead juniper wood has grey silk skin impervious to rain. The wood burns with a fragrance that fills a valley.
Etymology
Latin: juniperus, of uncertain origin. Possibly from junio (young) + parere (to produce), referring to new berries appearing before old ones ripen.
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