Pfitzer's juniper

noun

Pfit·​zer's juniper

ˈfitsə(r)z-

variants or Ppfitzer juniper

: a low-growing evergreen shrub (Juniperus chinensis pfitzeriana) that has spreading chiefly horizontal branches and gray green foliage and is extensively used in landscaping

Word History

Etymology

after Ernst Pfitzer †1906 German botanist

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