Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
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;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
Saracens' consound (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Saracenicus), anciently used to heal wounds.
[1913 Webster] Saracenic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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