savin
Americannoun
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a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
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the drug derived from the dried tops of this plant, formerly used in treating amenorrhea.
noun
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a small spreading juniper bush, Juniperus sabina, of Europe, N Asia, and North America
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the oil derived from the shoots and leaves of this plant, formerly used in medicine to treat rheumatism, etc
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another name for red cedar
Etymology
Origin of savin
before 1000; Middle English; Old English safine, savene ≪ Latin ( herba ) Sabina Sabine (herb)
Example Sentences
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But Granville also helped women end their pregnancies by administering herbs such as savin in his private practice.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2022
One of these plant extracts, savin, which comes from juniper bushes, was particularly effective and also plentiful in the United States.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2022
Last week Governor Woodring sent a telegram of many hundred words to President Hoover, saying he was "astonished and appalled" that no plan for savin?
From Time Magazine Archive
Here I soon ran upon several robins, feeding upon the savin berries, and in a moment more was surprised by a tseep so loud and emphatic that I thought at once of a fox sparrow.
From The Foot-path Way by Bradford Torrey
Pomp took the lead, guiding Penn through hollows and among thickets to a ledge crowned with shrubs of savin, whose summit commanded a view of all that mountain-side.
From Cudjo's Cave by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge
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