'Sebesten' definitions:

Definition of 'Sebesten'

From: GCIDE
  • Sebesten \Se*bes"ten\ (s[-e]*b[e^]s"t[e^]n), n. [Ar. sebest[=a]n 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In the West Indies the name is given to the similar fruit of Cordia Sebestana. [1913 Webster]