[化] 桧; 圆柏

[医] 沙芬, 新疆圆柏, 沙比桧

[ noun ]
procumbent or spreading juniper
<noun.plant>

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}.)