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savins

savins is the plural of savin.

Meaning of savin

Noun

savin (countable and uncountable, plural savins)

  1. The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.
    Synonyms:
    bastard killer, cover-shame, savin juniper
  2. 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 [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
  3. The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America.

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Proper noun capitalized: Savins

Savins

  1. (plural) plural of Savin

Questions about savins

What is savins the plural of?
Savins is the plural of savin.
What part of speech is savins?
Savins is a proper noun.

Words near savins in the dictionary

  1. Savinis
  2. Savino
  3. Savinon
  4. Savinons
  5. Savinos
  6. savins
  7. savior
  8. savior complex
  9. savior complexes
  10. savioress
  11. savioresses

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