a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade), used in treating skin diseases.
cade (kād) adj. Left by its mother and reared by hand: a cade calf. n. A bushy juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean region that is used in horticulture and whose wood yields juniper tar. Also called prickly juniper.
[Middle English, pet lamb.]
Cade (kād) English rebel who led an unsuccessful rebellion against Henry VI (1450).