Savin

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sav=in

CIDE DICTIONARY

Savin, n. [OE. saveine, AS. safinæ, savine, L. sabina herba. Cf. Sabine.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Savin, n. (also savine)
1 a bushy juniper, Juniperus sabina, usu. spreading horizontally, and yielding oil formerly used in the treatment of amenorrhoea.
2 US = red cedar.

Etymology

OE f. OF savine f. L sabina (herba) Sabine (herb)