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Webster 1913 Edition
Sebesten
Se-bes′ten
(sē̍-bĕs′tĕn)
, Noun.
[Ar.
sebestān
the tree: cf. Sp. sebesten
.] (Bot.)
The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees (
Cordia Myxa
, and Cordia latifolia
), sometimes used medicinally in pectoral diseases. ☞ In the West Indies the name is given to the similar fruit of
Cordia Sebestana
. Webster 1828 Edition
Sebesten
SEBES'TEN
,Noun.
Definition 2024
sebesten
sebesten
English
Noun
sebesten (plural sebestens)
- The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees (Cordia myxa and Cordia latifolia), sometimes used medicinally in pectoral diseases.
- (West Indies) The similar fruit of Cordia sebestana.