SEBESTEN

sebesten. Sebesten, n. the assyrian plum

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Se‐bes″ten (sē̍‐bĕs″tĕn), n. [[Ar. sebestān the tree: cf. Sp. sebesten.]] (Bot.) The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees (Cordia Myxa, and C. latifolia), sometimes used medicinally in pectoral diseases. ☞ In the West Indies the name is given to the similar fruit of Cordia Sebestana.