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De - Pt| English Dictionary: savin | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for savin | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Savin \Sav"in\, Savine \Sav"ine\, n. [OE. saveine, AS. safin[91], 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[d2]a, etc. (b) The North American red cedar ({Juniperus Virginiana}.) | |
