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juniper tar

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. juniper tar (noun)
  2. juniper-tar oil (noun)

juniper tar

noun

Definition of JUNIPER TAR

: a tarry liquid used topically in treating skin diseases and obtained by distillation from the wood of a Eurasian juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus) —called also cade oil, juniper tar oil

First Known Use of JUNIPER TAR

circa 1930

Rhymes with JUNIPER TAR

binary star, budgerigar, conservatoire, Doppler radar, goût de terroir, Hubli-Dharwar, kala-azar, Kathiawar, Madagascar, multiple star, proseminar, radio car, radio star, Viña del Mar

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