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savine |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Savin \Sav"in\, Savine \Sav"ine\, n. [OE. saveine, AS safin[ae], savine, L. sabina herba. Cf {Sabine}.] [Written also {sabine}.] (Bot.) a A coniferous shrub ({Juniperus Sabina}) of Western Asia, occasionally found also in the northern parts of the United States and in British America. It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrh[oe]a, etc b The North American red cedar ({Juniperus Virginiana}.)
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