sav·in or sav·ine (s v  n)n. 1. An evergreen Eurasian shrub (Juniperus sabina) having brownish-blue seed-bearing cones and young shoots that yield an oil formerly used medicinally. 2. Any of several related plants. [Middle English, from Old English safine and from Old French savine, both from Latin (herba) Sab  na, Sabine (plant), savin, feminine of Sabnus.] |
savin, savine [ˈsævɪn]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small spreading juniper bush, Juniperus sabina, of Europe, N Asia, and North America
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the oil derived from the shoots and leaves of this plant, formerly used in medicine to treat rheumatism, etc.
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for red cedar [1]
[from Old French savine, from Latin herba Sabīna the Sabine plant]
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| Noun | 1. |  savin - procumbent or spreading juniper juniper - coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones |
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