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Sabine \Sa"bine\, a. [L. Sabinus.]

Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy. -- n. One of the Sabine people.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Sabine \Sab"ine\, n. [F., fr. L. Sabina herba, fr. Sabini the Sabines. Cf. Savin.]

(Bot.) See Savin.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Savin \Sav"in\, Savine \Sav"ine\, n. [OE. saveine, AS. safin[ae], 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, amenorrh[oe]a, etc.
   (b) The North American red cedar (Juniperus Virginiana.)

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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