savin
Plural: savins
Noun
- An evergreen shrub or small tree of the juniper family.
- procumbent or spreading juniper
- The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.
- The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug.
- The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America.
Examples
- Finding SAVIN on his rack, he planted it firmly on a triple letter score.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English savyne, from Old French savine, from Latin sabīna. Compare Old English safine.
Synonyms
dwarf juniper, Juniperus sabina, bastard killer, cover-shame, savin juniper
Scrabble Score: 8
savin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsavin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
savin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
savin: valid Words With Friends Word