savine

Variant of savin

savin definition

savin or savine sav′·ine (sav′in)

noun

  1. a low, spreading Eurasian juniper (Juniperus sabina) of E North America and Europe, whose leaves and tops yield an oil (savin oil) used in perfumery
  2. red cedar (sense )

Etymology: ME savin < OE safene & OFr savine, both < L (herba) Sabina, lit., Sabine (herb), savin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.