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bush": { "word": "juniper bush", "wordset_id": "86e6f45680", "meanings": [ { "id": "fbc69a9f5d", "def": "a coniferous shrub or small tree of the genus Juniperus, with berrylike cones", "speech_part": "noun" } ], "editors": [ "luxfactaest" ], "contributors": [ "zellerpress", "sabreuse", "lefurjah" ] }, "juniper berry": { "word": "juniper berry", "wordset_id": "a973d62844", "meanings": [ { "id": "bae11a4263", "def": "the fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus, especially the berry-like cone of the common juniper", "speech_part": "noun" } ], "editors": [ "luxfactaest" ], "contributors": [ "msingle", "sabreuse", "lefurjah" ] }, "jack-in-the-pulpit": { "word": "jack-in-the-pulpit", "wordset_id": "666eb472d8", "meanings": [ { "id": "808f56a7be", "def": "common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix", "speech_part": "noun", "synonyms": [ "cuckoopint" ] }, { "id": "be5950d47c", "def": "common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries", "speech_part": "noun", "synonyms": [ "wake-robin" ] } ], "editors": [ "lefurjah" ], "contributors": [ "sabreuse", "zellerpress", "luxfactaest" ] }, "jack-by-the-hedge": { "word": "jack-by-the-hedge", "wordset_id": "1050da12f6", "meanings": [ { "id": "6342857023", "def": "a European herb that smells like garlic", "speech_part": "noun", "synonyms": [ "garlic mustard" ] } ], "editors": [ "lefurjah" ], "contributors": [ "msingle", "zellerpress", "sabreuse" ] }, "jewels-of-opar": { "word": "jewels-of-opar", "wordset_id": "bf2dc1a434", "meanings": [ { "id": "882f847c0f", "def": "erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers", "speech_part": "noun" } ], "editors": [ "lefurjah" ], "contributors": [ "zellerpress", "msingle", "sabreuse" ] }, "jointed charlock": { "word": "jointed charlock", "wordset_id": "d4d26f82fe", "meanings": [ { "id": "41aa57efb6", "def": "Eurasian weed 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"sabreuse" ] }, "jussive mood": { "word": "jussive mood", "wordset_id": "c970d0676c", "meanings": [ { "id": "f8d9e85dd1", "def": "a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior", "example": "The psychologist adopted a jussive mood.", "speech_part": "noun", "synonyms": [ "imperative" ] } ], "editors": [ "lefurjah" ], "contributors": [ "luxfactaest", "sabreuse", "msingle" ] }, "jet lag": { "word": "jet lag", "wordset_id": "8b9f81c6d5", "meanings": [ { "id": "f9af3b89da", "def": "fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel", "example": "I had jet lag from traveling across the pond.", "speech_part": "noun" } ], "editors": [ "lefurjah" ], "contributors": [ "msingle", "sabreuse", "bryanedu" ] }, "jungle fever": { "word": "jungle fever", "wordset_id": "8e54526e73", "meanings": [ { "id": "ddcc35f2c5", "def": "a severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions", "example": "The tourists 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