Sebesten
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɪˈbɛs.tən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sebesten is a noun meaning A medium-sized deciduous tree of species Cordia myxa or, less often, Cordia latifolia, Cordia sebestena, or other species in the genus Cordia, the wood of which is used for furniture and musical instruments.
Meaning
A medium-sized deciduous tree of species Cordia myxa or, less often, Cordia latifolia, Cordia sebestena, or other species in the genus Cordia, the wood of which is used for furniture and musical instruments.
More Meanings
- The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit from these plants, eaten and used medicinally against pectoral diseases, also in a mixture called diasebesten, and for glue.
Example Sentences
2. Sebesten sylvestris. The wilde Sebesten. The wild Sebesten is in all things like the other, but that it groweth lower, more like unto a hedge bush, and with lesser and thinner leaves; the flowers and fruit are alike but lesse.
Word Forms
- sebestens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sebestan, ziricote, sesban, cordaite, manjack, cedrela.
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