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Definition of Savin
1. Noun. Procumbent or spreading juniper.
Definition of Savin
1. n. 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.
Definition of Savin
1. Noun. An evergreen European shrub that yields a medicinal oil. ¹
2. Noun. The dried tips of this plant, with poisonous and anthelmintic properties, used as a drug. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Savin
1. an evergreen shrub [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Savin
Literary usage of Savin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1846)
"POISONING BY savin (JUNIPERUS SABINA). THE Medical Gazelle of August 8th, contains
a detailed account of the death of an unmarried woman, aged 2-t, ..."
2. The Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould (1877)
"S. savin, M. (5TH CENT.) [Gallican and Benedictine Martyrologies. ... The first
appearance of S. savin is eminently striking; the massive walls, ..."
3. A Treatise on Medical Jurisprudence by Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé (1860)
"Another case is mentioned in which an infusion of savin was taken for a similar
purpose. It brought on violent and incessant vomiting, extreme pain and ..."
4. Poisons, Their Effects and Detection: A Manual for the Use of Analytical by Alexander Wynter Blyth (1885)
"The leaves of the Sabina communis, or common savin, an evergreen shrub to be found
... savin leaves are occasionally used in medicine, maximum dose 1 grm. ..."
5. Poisons: their effects and detection by Alexander Wynter Blyth (1895)
"savin leaves are occasionally used in medicine, maximum dose 1 grm. ... and an
ointment made by mixing eight parts of savin tops with three of yellow wax ..."
6. Therapeutics: Its Principles and Practice by Horatio Charles Wood (1908)
"Although in rare cases of menorrhagia dependent upon uterine relaxation, the oil
of savin is useful, its importance is chiefly owing to the frequency of its ..."
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