Waukegan juniper

noun

Wau·​ke·​gan juniper

wȯˈkēgən-

: a creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis douglasi) having long branches and blue-green leaves that turn purplish in winter

Word History

Etymology

from Waukegan, city in northeastern Illinois

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