Saracen \Sar"a*cen\, n. [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi,
   pl. sharqi[imac]n, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise,
   said of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. Sarcenet, Sarrasin,
   Sirocco.]
   Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages,
   the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan
   hostile to the crusaders.
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   Saracens' consound (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
      Saracenicus), anciently used to heal wounds.
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	Saracen
    n 1: (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian
         and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
    2: (when used broadly) any Arab
    3: (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades