The difference between Cover-shame and Savin

When used as nouns, cover-shame means something used to conceal infamy, whereas savin means the evergreen shrub , endemic to europe, which yields a medicinal oil.


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  1. Cover-shame as a noun (obsolete):

    Something used to conceal infamy.

  2. Cover-shame as a noun:

    A plant, savin (), which was historically used as both a contraceptive and to induce abortions.

  1. Savin as a noun:

    The evergreen shrub , endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.

  2. Savin as a noun:

    The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug.

  3. Savin as a noun:

    The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America.

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