Juniper (given name) "Benny & Joon" (where the Joon character was short for Juniper), Pamela Dean's novel "Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary", and the Donovan song, "Jennifer Juniper". The Juniper tree's name is derived from the Latin word juniperus. In Latin, juniperus is combination of the word "junio," which means young, and "parere," to produce, hence youth producing, or evergreen. Ginepro (Italian for Juniper), Ginevra (Italian variant form of Juniper), and Ginny are other names that also refer to the Juniper tree. Juniper is used to flavour the alcoholic spirit gin. The traditional drink jenever and its French name "genièvre" are names for juniper.
Spearmint (flavour) its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?" as the BBC, not wanting to risk breaching trademark laws, refused to play it. Donegan renamed the song, "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight)", which then went on to became a top-10 hit in the UK and US. Spearmint (flavour) Spearmint is a flavour that is either naturally or artificially created to taste like the oil of the herbaceous "Mentha spicata" (spearmint) plant. The most common uses for spearmint flavour is in chewing gum and toothpaste. However, it is also used in a number of other products, mainly confectionery.