Săv'in, n.

n. [Written also sabine.] [Fr. sabine, savinier, Pr. savina, Sp., Pg., It., & Lat. sabina.] (Bot.) An evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus (J. sabina). It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and producing small berries having a glaucous bloom.

☞ The name is also applied, in the United States, to the Juniperus Virginiana, or red cedar, which resembles the savin of Europe.