creeping juniper

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   low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter

   SynonymsJuniperus horizontalis

   Broaderjuniper

Questions about creeping juniper

What does creeping juniper mean?

creeping juniper means "low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter".

What is another word for creeping juniper?

Close synonyms include Juniperus horizontalis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is creeping juniper a common word?

creeping juniper is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.