Savin
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil. countable, uncountable
- 2 procumbent or spreading juniper wordnet
- 3 The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug. countable, uncountable
"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 [...]."
- 4 The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America. countable, uncountable
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"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 [...]."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English savyne, from Old French savine, from Latin sabīna. Compare Old English safine.
* As a Russian surname, from a personal name derived from Byzantine Greek Σάββας (Sábbas). See Savas. * As an English and French surname, from Savin, a variant of Sabin. * As an Irish surname, variant of Sabin.
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