savine

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savine - 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]