'Sesban' definitions:

Definition of 'Sesban'

From: GCIDE
  • Sesban \Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[=a]n, seiseb[=a]n, a kind of tree, fr. Per. s[imac]sab[=a]n seed of cinquefoil.] (Bot.) A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata) which furnishes a fiber used for making ropes. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant, Sesbania Aegyptiaca, and other species of the same genus. [1913 Webster]