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savin¹
- /ˈsævɪn/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English savyne, from Old French savine, from Latin sabīna. Compare Old English safine.
noun savins
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The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.
Similar: bastard killer, cover-shame, savin juniper
- The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug. 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 [...].
- The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America.
Savin²
Where it comes from
* As a Russian surname, from Russian Саввин (Savvin), from a personal name derived from Medieval Greek Σάββας (Sábbas). See Savas.
* As an English and French surname, from Savin, a variant of Sabin.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Sabin.
proper noun Savins
- A surname.
Translations
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noun Juniperus sabina
| Español | sabina |
|---|---|
| Français | sabine, sabinier |
| Deutsch | Stinkwacholder |
| Italiano | sabina |
| Română | sabină, cetină-de-negi |
| Русский | можжеве́льник каза́цкий možževélʹnik kazáckij |
| العربية | أَبْهُل ʔabhul, شَبِينَة šabīna |
| עברית | אבהל avhál |
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