western juniper
nounDefinition of western juniper
: a slow-growing evergreen tree (Juniperus occidentalis) that is found from southeastern Washington to southern California and southwestern Idaho to northwestern Nevada and that has scalelike leaves, fibrous, reddish-brown to brown bark which peels off in strips, and durable, decay-resistant wood
also
: the wood of the western juniper
— called also sierra juniper, western cedar, yellow cedar