Category:Sebesten

Se*bes"ten, n. Etym: [ar. sebestan the tree: cf. Sp. sebesten.] (bot.)

Defn: the mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two east indian trees (cordia myxa, and c. latifolia), sometimes used medicinally in Pectoral diseases.

Note: in the west indies the name is given to the similar fruit of Cordia sebestana.