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alligator juniper

noun

Definition of alligator juniper

: an evergreen shrub or small tree (Juneperus deppeana) of the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico having an edible sweet fruit

First Known Use of alligator juniper

1897, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alligator juniper

so called from the ridged appearance of its bark

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