sebesten

noun

se·​bes·​ten

sə̇ˈbestən

plural -s

1

a

: an East Indian tree (Cordia myxa) with white flowers in loose terminal panicles

called also Assyrian plum

b

or sebesten plum : the fruit of the sebesten used in India for pickles and dried as a demulcent

2

a

: geiger tree

b

: the white edible fruit of the geiger tree

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Arabic sibistān, from Persian segpistān

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