You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
SAVINES
Noun
savines
plural of savine
Anagrams
• evasins, vinasse
Source: Wiktionary
SAVINE
Sav"in, Sav"ine, n. Etym: [OE. saveine, AS. safinæ, 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, amenorrhoea, etc. (b) The North American red cedar (Juniperus Virginiana.)
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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