/ˈsævɪn/
OriginInherited from Middle English savyne, from Old French savine, from Latin sabīna. Compare Old English safine.
- countable, uncountableThe evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.
- countable, uncountableThe poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug.
“th'aged Nurse her calling to her bowre, / Had gathered Rew, and Sauine, and the flowre / Of Camphara, and Calamint, and Dill, / All which she in a earthen Pot did poure [...].”
- countable, uncountableThe eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America.
Formssavins(plural) · Savins(plural)