Definition of Juniperus procera

1. Noun. Tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood.

Exact synonyms: East African Cedar
Group relationships: Genus Juniperus, Juniperus
Generic synonyms: Pencil Cedar, Pencil Cedar Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Juniperus Procera

Jungian
Jungian psychology
Jungians
Jungle Carbine
Jungling's disease
Junie
Junin virus
Junior Circuit
Junipero Serra
Juniperus
Juniperus bermudiana
Juniperus communis
Juniperus communis depressa
Juniperus flaccida
Juniperus horizontalis
Juniperus procera (current term)
Juniperus sabina
Juniperus silicicola
Juniperus virginiana
Junker
Junkers
Juno
Juno Moneta
Junod
Junod's boot
Junoesque
Junonian
Jupati palm
Jupiter
Jupiter's beard

Literary usage of Juniperus procera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"It parasitizes only Juniperus procera, which is the only juniper occurring in sub- Saharan Africa. The only extensive highland areas in Kenya from which the ..."

2. Through Masai Land: A Journey of Exploration Among the Snowclad Volcanic by Joseph Thomson (1887)
"... abyssinica, Erica arborea, Swertia Schimperi, 8. pumila, and Juniperus procera. Besides the above, the Abyssinian affinity is shown by the presence of ..."

3. Life-histories of African Game Animals by Theodore Roosevelt, Edmund Heller (1914)
"... the Abyssinian juniper, Juniperus procera. A more important distributional factor than the division of the forest into a dry western and a moist eastern ..."

4. Through Jubaland to the Lorian Swamp: An Adventurous Journey of Exploration by Ignatius Nicolas Dracopoli (1914)
"A very noticeable feature on these hills was a large number of conifers (Juniperus procera). This tree, which is common in many parts of Somali- land, ..."

5. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1895)
"Juniperus procera, Hochstetter. In Abyssinia and Arabia. A stately tree, furnishing a hard, useful timber. A species of this genus extends to Kilimanjaro ..."

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