n :  a mostly prostrate Eurasian evergreen juniper (Juniperus sabina) with dark foliage and small berries having a glaucous bloom and with bitter acrid tops that are sometimes used in folk medicine (as for amenorrhea or as an abortifacient) - called also sabina  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  sa·phe·na  Sev·in 
 
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