savine

Variant of savin

or savine

noun

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

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

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