{ Sav"in, Sav"ine (?) }, n.
[OE. saveine, AS. safinæ, 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, amenorrhœa, etc. (b)
The North American red cedar (Juniperus
Virginiana.)
{ Sav"in, Sav"ine (?) }, n.
[OE. saveine, AS. safinæ, 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, amenorrhœa, etc. (b)
The North American red cedar (Juniperus
Virginiana.)