savine

{ } n. [ OE. saveine, AS. safinae, savine, L. sabina herba. Cf. Sabine. ] [ 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.) [ 1913 Webster ]