Sav·in, Sav·ine n. [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, amenorrhoea, etc. (b) The North American red cedar (Juniperus Virginiana.)
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Juniperus sabina
n : procumbent or spreading juniper [syn: dwarf juniper, savin]