juniperus sabina

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juniperus sabina - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Savin \Sav"in\, Savine \Sav"ine\, n. [OE. saveine, AS. safinae,
     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, amenorrhoea,
         etc.
     (b) The North American red cedar (Juniperus Virginiana.)
         [1913 Webster]

juniperus sabina - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Juniperus sabina
      n 1: procumbent or spreading juniper [syn: dwarf juniper,
           savin, Juniperus sabina]

juniperus sabina - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  JUNIPERUS SABINA, med. jur. This plant is commonly called savine.
       2. It is used for lawful purposes in medicine, but too frequently for 
  the criminal intent of producing abortion, generally endangering the life of 
  the woman. It is usually administered in powder or oil. The dose of oil for 
  lawful purposes, for a grown person, is from two to four drops. Parr's Med. 
  Dictionary, article Sabina. Fodere mentions a case where a large dose of 
  powdered savine had been administered to an ignorant girl, in the seventh 
  month of her pregnancy, which had no effect on the foetus. It was, however, 
  near taking the life of the girl. Fodere, tome iv. p. 431. Given in 
  sufficiently large doses, four or six grains in the form of powder, kills a 
  dog in a few hours, and even its insertion into a wound has tho same effect. 
  Orfila, Traite des Poisons, tome iii. p. 42. For or a form of indictment for 
  administering savine to a woman quick with child, see 3 Chit. Cr. Law, 798. 
  Vide 1 Beck's Med. Jur. 316,