savin noun. ['savɪn] Also savine. OE.
[Old French savine (mod. sabine) from Latin sabina use as noun (sc. herba plant) of fem. sing. of Sabinus SABINE noun¹ & adjective.]
1. A juniper, Juniperus sabina, of the mountains of southern Europe and western Asia, with scalelike adpressed leaves densely covering the branches. Also (US), the red cedar, J. virginiana. OE.

2. The dried tops of Juniperus sabina, an extract of which was formerly used to stimulate menstruation, as an anthelmintic, etc. OE.

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